Pensioners to receive minimum €710 a month, retroactive to Jan 2020 (Updated)
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Monday announced that no pensioner would be receiving less than €710 per month after it was decided to raise the...
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No ‘dramatic’ increase in unemployment, minster says
Measures taken to support businesses hit by the pandemic have helped dampen rising unemployment, according to Labour Minister, Zeta Emilianidou. She also said the government...
Emilianidou warns of restrictions on severance pay
Businesses that make employees redundant due to a temporary decline in turnover will have to dig into their own pockets for severance pay as they...
‘No worker should be concerned about the near future’
Employers organisations on Tuesday sought to allay concerns over en masse layoffs once the government support schemes related to Covid-19 expire. Their comments came after...
Series of contacts to begin Monday to assess pandemic support schemes
A series of contacts with between Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou and the social partners – unions and employers organisations – will begin on Monday to...
Anad to report electricians association to the police
The board of the Authority for the Development of Human Resources (Anad) on Tuesday said it will report the Association of Licensed Electrician Contractors of...
Coronavirus: Mechanism is ready to monitor relaxation says minister
A total of 100 people have been trained to begin inspections starting Monday as the first phase of easing restrictions comes into force, Labour Minister...
Coronavirus: Application procedures for state support set to be rolled out this week
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou appealed to all employers not to fire staff and instead turn to government support schemes, application procedures for which will be...
Labour ministry to cut spending on child benefits and asylum seekers allowance
The ministry of labour, welfare and social insurance will be spending over 90 per cent of its 2020 budget on social benefits, minister Zeta Emilianidou...
Parliament drawing up new bill to tweak GMI rulings
Parliament will be drafting a bill requiring the government to notify beneficiaries of Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) that they have been deemed ineligible for the...
