Labour market

12/08/2026

Greece 2027 social security cut: will you see it in your payslip?

If you work in Greece, a decision being weighed right now in Athens could shape what lands in your bank account next January. The labor ministry has put a proposal on the table to cut social security contributions by half a point to a full ...

10/08/2026

4 min

DYPA parental leave in Greece: up to €758/month, conditions apply

You have a child under eight, you want to take parental leave, and you have just found out that the Greek Public Employment Service (DYPA) pays a subsidy of up to €758 net per month for two months while you are away. Good news, until you read th...

03/08/2026

4 min

Greek youth unemployment jumps to 19.5% as headline rate falls

Greece's headline unemployment rate slipped to 8% in June 2026, one of the better single-month readings the country has posted in years. But underneath that improving average, one cohort moved sharply the other way: youth unemployment (under 25) ...

03/08/2026

5 min

Greek pay-transparency law 5316/2026: what changes 1 November

On 1 November 2026, Greek workplaces cross a line that reshapes how salaries are set, disclosed, and defended. Law 5316/2026, published in the Government Gazette on 6 July 2026, transposes EU Directive 2023/970 on pay transparency , and the core ...

03/08/2026

5 min

Part-time in Greece: why 43% of new hires earn €472 a month

If you are job-hunting in Greece right now, the contract you are about to sign is more likely to be part-time than the official statistics suggest. Eurostat says just 6.2% of Greek workers are part-time. The country's own social security register ...

03/08/2026

4 min

Greece ends 106-year leave exemption for executives

A 106-year carve-out just ended. Under Greece's Law 5316/2026, managerial employees (διευθύνοντες υπάλληλοι) are now explicitly entitled to statutory paid annual leave and a leave allowance, closing a gap that had persisted in Greek labour law ...

29/07/2026

5 min

Greece's €950 minimum wage and what it means for your payslip

If you earn the minimum wage in Greece, or something close to it, the next eighteen months will change what shows up on your payslip. The government is preparing a path that lifts the minimum gross wage to €950, and possibly €1,000, by 2027, alon...

22/07/2026

4 min

How to Make Your Resume AI-Friendly So It Doesn't Get Rejected Before a Recruiter Sees It

Have you applied to several jobs and received no response? It doesn't necessarily mean your experience or qualifications aren't good enough. In many recruitment processes, your resume is first scanned by an automated system that organizes and ...

16/07/2026

3 min

Sixth Working Day: When the 40% Pay Premium Applies and What Employers Need to Know

The six-day working week continues to raise questions for both employees and HR teams, particularly around when it applies and how it should be compensated. The rule is often misunderstood as a general shift toward a six-day week across the ...

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 ...

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