Tsipras: We put an end to arbitrariness. We protect employees – Politics

The post of Prime Minister is accompanied by 5 key pillars on the fight against arbitrary and protective labor rights. He mentions in particular: "We put an end to arbitrariness and indifference. We protect the rights of employees:

1. We are strengthening the SEPA with additional employees and with 7.5 million euros from the NSRF resources
2. We are changing the architecture of the. fine with discount for the company if the employee is recruited full time
3. We place rules on employment contracts with workers, health, safety, compensation
4. We place rules on internships and apprenticeships with a limitation of the number of employees and mandatory registration in the Ergane system.
5. We impose overwork rules by making registration and changes in working time mandatory. "

The Prime Minister's website (primeminister.gr) gives a detailed list of" measures taken to improve the situation of employees "Laws 4554/2018 were adopted recently and 4488/2017 last September, and recovery of the two fundamental principles of collective bargaining, which has been legislated by the Government and will enter into force on August 21.

More specifically, The Government implements policies in favor of workers, as a result of interventions previous criticisms aimed at combating undeclared and precarious work Law 4554/2018 proposed by the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Social Solidarity and voted by the Hellenic Parliament is exactly in this direction

• 39, the fine architecture for undeclared work is evolving in order to strengthen the position of the non-declared, enhance the deterrent effect of the & pour pour pour………… fine and tighten penalties for systematic offenders. The new rules system does justice to the worker and strengthens the job with rights because it can lead the employer to hire the undeclared worker. For the first time, there is a retroactive insurance coverage for the undeclared worker because it is badumed that the employment relationship lasted three months and that the employer must pay the insurance contributions. corresponding. In addition, the employer has the opportunity to deduct when it goes within 10 business days to recruit the undeclared worker with a full-time work contract for at least a certain period of time. Depending on the time of recruitment, the fine also decreases.
• For the first time, rules are provided for in the contract and subcontracting. The new provisions provide for the contracting authority, the subcontractor and the subcontractor to be badociated with their employees for the payment of unpaid remuneration, severance pay, insurance contributions and compliance with health rules. and worker safety.
• The internship and apprenticeship system is regulated, as the general requirement to indicate students, students and students to "ERGANI" is established, so that & # 39; 39, it is possible to check compliance with the limits provided by law. In particular, for those who exercise or practice in tourist enterprises, the maximum number may not exceed 17% of employees per enterprise and in any case 40 persons per enterprise
• The framework for the protection of workers from heat stress. Protection of workers in open-air workplaces subject to additional thermal stress and general outside work is established
• The possibility of imposing sanctions by labor inspectors on companies employing over-exploited workers is provided without having been mentioned in the case.
• It is expressly stated that the exceptional financial support of 1 000 euros
• ensures the most complete protection possible for workers in difficulty due to the insolvency of their employer. (19659018) This law, like Law no.4488 / 2017 of last September, which sets rules for the unemployed particularly vulnerable to the economic crisis, is irretrievable and not offset by the debts of the unemployed in the state. the synchronization and protection of workers against unpaid work, is a practical demonstration of the government's position on strengthening the position and rights of workers, as well as the path on which we will continue to pursue the policy after the success C & Is as we have shown through the reorganization and improvement of control mechanisms for the effective protection of workers and especially the most vulnerable

  It is a practical demonstration of the role central to strengthening the negotiating position in our strategy of worker development and labor protection. Along the same lines, we are also restating the two basic principles of collective bargaining that have been legislated by our government and will be in effect since August 21, 2018. "