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28/09/2026

Greek industry warns of layoffs unless Athens acts on EU tools

More than 700 energy-intensive Greek manufacturers are warning of possible layoffs and closures unless Athens activates two EU crisis-support tools within weeks. The signal, sent this week by sixteen industry bodies, lands as small hospitality ...

08/09/2026

6 min

Why Greek employers offer meal vouchers instead of a pay rise

Your manager sits you down and says the good news: a €100 raise on your gross salary. You do the mental maths on the way home. New car service, maybe a weekend away. Then payday arrives and the extra is €55.44. The rest went to the state before i...

12/08/2026

4 min

Greek households lost 3.6% of real income in Q1 2026

Greek households just posted the worst quarterly result in the OECD. Real per capita household disposable income fell 3.6% in Q1 2026, the sharpest decline among the 21 OECD member states with comparable data. Austria, the next-worst performer, ...

12/08/2026

5 min

Greece's 2026 pension surge: 129,300 retirement applications, 70% women

Between January and July 2026, roughly 129,300 people in Greece filed to start drawing a pension. That is the highest nine-month total in nine years, according to figures reported by Efimerida ton Syntakton citing e-EFKA data. Seven in ten of ...

09/07/2026

3 min

Middle Manager Burnout in Greece

There's a type of professional exhaustion that rarely makes it into HR reports, even though it sits at the root of many retention problems. It's middle manager burnout - the exhaustion of the person who passes pressure down from above and absorbs ...

05/06/2026

2 min

The First Gen Alpha Kids Are Turning 16. What Their First Summer Jobs Look Like and Why Companies Aren't Ready for Them

Just when you were starting to get used to Gen Z's demands during interviews and their obsession with work-life balance, we have some news: a new workforce is knocking on the door. And no, that’s not a metaphor for the distant future. ...

28/05/2026

4 min

How to Protect Yourself from a Narcissistic Colleague: A Survival Guide for Toxic Work Environments

Have you ever had that colleague who subtly takes credit for the entire team’s hard work? Or a manager who turns every constructive discussion into an attack on their own image, leaving you to walk out of a meeting wondering if the problem is, in ...

14/05/2026

2 min

May, European Diversity Month: From “Trend” to Sustainable Performance

Every year, May marks European Diversity Month, an initiative that invites us to reflect on how inclusion shapes the future of work. In an increasingly dynamic and interconnected talent market, the question for organizational leaders is no longer ...

08/04/2026

2 min

Good Friday, Not Just a Day Off: How Easter Is Redefining Work-Life Balance

Easter holidays have always been a time for a breather, but in recent years, the significance of Easter bank holidays and especially Good Friday, has begun to transcend simple religious tradition. In an increasingly hybrid and fast-paced world of ...

19/03/2026

3 min

64% of us are Job Huggers: Why do we stay clung to a job we no longer like?

A recent study from ManpowerGroup’s Global Talent Barometer 2026 shows that 64% of workers plan to stay with their current employer this year. This trend is called "job hugging"—the tight embrace of one's current job due to economic unce...

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