Tag Archives: employees

The sharing economy benefits its creators, but this may be at the expense of those who do the work or provide the service — as well as the broader economy. The real reasons for the sharing economy are simple. The existing industries targeted by these platforms are frequently inefficient. Over …

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The dramatic shrinkage of the earning due to recession, explosion of unemployment and dominance of flexible forms of employment is being reflected in a document submitted by an experts’ committee to Greek Labor Ministry. The document featured detailed data on wages inequality during the period 2010-2015 and exposes a new …

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One out of three Greece’s labor craft await 3 to 15 months for their salaries. This is one of the main slogans of the campaign for the rights of workers launched by opposition party To Potami. In a statement, the centrist party notes that “more than 1.2million people go daily …

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This is something we do not read every day in Greece of recession and misery: Bonuses exceeding 3 million euro will be distributed among the 487 employees of Greece’s leading exporter of cigarettes, the Karelia SA. This was announced by the administration during the traditional festival the company organizes every …

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The Marinopoulos supermarket chain, one of the biggest in Greece, applied for Bankruptcy in Operation.  An Athens court will discuss the request on July 1st, 2016 and until then the company will have protection from its creditors. The move is considered a big blow with a possible domino effect threatening to …

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Seven employees at the Greek Parliament have been dismissed after it was found out that they were hired with fake or forged school degrees. Among them is a “scientific adviser” to former Prime Minister Costa Simitis, two permanent employees and four members of the Special Guard of the parliament. In …

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That’s a true LOL story Made in Greece! The Culture Ministry has been systematically evading taxes for years or even decades or better say: state institutions have been depriving  the state from tax revenues. The incredible tax evasion was revealed at the museum of the the archaeological site of Knossos …

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Here we are: competitive and eager to work for investors bringing development and growth. Here we are: Greeks eager to work for no money or for the prospect of being paid some time in the future – near or far, it doesn’t matter. Main thing we have an occupation to …

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Do you remember the serfs and servants and villeins and peasants in the good old times of feudalism and the Middle Ages? If you don’t, I have good news for you! The custom of working in return of goods instead of salary revives in Greece of modern European Union and …

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A new tax blow awaits the usual taxpayer classes that pay their taxes anyway: the class of employees and pensioners. In a new attack of ‘tax paranoia’ the Greek Finance Ministry decided to squeeze the last drop of blood  for one more time by introducing the measure of taxes in …

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What’s the purpose of this waste of money and time? And thus in a labor market environment that moves with a speed of quicksand responding even to the touch of a light tree leaf? Greek Labor Ministry wants to register all employees across the country. You know all these workers for …

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Personnel at Greece’s state broadcasting company ERT allegedly took control of the building after Samaras’ government decided to close it and lay off hundreds of employees. According to Greek media reports, the employees decided to occupy the building on a 24-hour basis after  prime minister Antonis Samaras decided to close …

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Angry protesters, mainly bank employees, spontaneously are gathering outside the Cypriot Parliament after the news Laiki (Cyprus Popular Bank -CPB) will close down. “In less than 10 minutes after the news, people took to the streets,” state broadcaster RIK reported. Police units rushed outside the Parliament, minor clashes took place …

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Several hundreds employees at the three Cypriot banks subsidiaries in Greece staged a protest on Thursday morning outside the Finance ministry. Holding banners and shouted slogan, the employees demanded a meeting with minister Yiannis Stournaras. With the future of Cypriot banks in uncertainty, employees  worry about work places loss in …

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Tens of EU officials are advised to walk around the streets of Athens wearing shabby clothes in order to avoid become a target of terrorists. The advice from Brussels was transmitted to Troika employees after the series of bomb attacks in the Greek capital. According to “Micropolitikos” column at daily Ta …

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After pressure by the Troika and Greek taxpayers outrage, finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras modified for one more time the three taxation categories for employees and pensioners. According to Greek media, Stournaras is due to present to today’s Eurogroup the following scheme: 22% tax rate for annual income up to 25,000 …

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Angry employees at Socialist PASOK, Samaras’ coalition government partner, issued a statement demanding their outstanding wages of almost one year. 78 out of some hundreds PASOK employees across the country say that they have not be paid for ten months,  and that for 2012, they have received no more of 500 …

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Following the categorical refusal of his coalition partners PASOK and Democratic Left and the strong society reactions, prime minister Antonis Samaras gave orders for a new examination of the taxation draft and thus on zero-basis, as it’s been claimed. According to Greek media, the new taxation system provisions to be …

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 The new taxation system the Greek finance ministry is preparing  under the Troika dictations, is getting more and more out of control with the technocrats apparently having lost any sense for social justice. According to the latest version given to the press, annual incomes of more than 26,000 euro will be …

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Employees at IKEA branch Kiffisos in Athens walked out  on Tuesday to protest salary decreases by 11%. In agreement with the Retail Workers Association the employees launched a work stoppage on Tuesday. They are currently outside the shop and do not prohibit customers from doing their shopping… only that there is …

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