This December, employers need to provide the Christmas bonus gift until Friday 19th the latest.

The Christmas bonus gift is calculated based on the salary or daily wage and depends on how long the employee worked between 1st May to 31 December each year.

Those that worked the entire period from May to December are entitled to one salary or 25 daily wages.

If someone worked partially in that period they will receive less Christmas bonus on the following equation: Christmas bonus = ( Actual working days / 19 working days ) * 2(daily wage)

If employers do not provide the Christmas bonus gift, the employees can refer the situation to the Labour Inspection office at 1555 with full name or anonymously.

Source: Δώρο Χριστουγέννων: Γιατί φέτος θα δοθεί νωρίτερα και πώς υπολογίζεται | LiFO

Due to the death of train employee in a work accident, the STASY union decided to proceed to strike on Saturday 29 November during 10:00 – 14:00 for METRO, ISAP and TRAM.

The previously declared strike from 01:00 to 05:00 is cancelled.

Source: Στάση εργασίας αύριο σε μετρό, ΗΣΑΠ και τραμ – Αυτές είναι οι νέες ώρες | LiFO

Last month, on 17 October 2025, the edited articles 194 and 202 of the labour law were published to the Government newspaper, which grants them direct effect.

The main concern and change evolved about the ability for the employer to request from an employee to work 13 hours.

• History
  First the law 5023/2023, gave the ability for a worker to work under 2 employers on the same day with total 13 working hours. The new law permits to work these 13 hours under one employer.
• Main changes
  The max overtime hours increase to 4 per day.
  The max overtime hours per year are 150 hours total.
  The consent of employee is a requirement.
  If the employee does not consent, they are protected from firing.
  The employer is required to provide 11 hours of rest and max 48 working hours per week on a 4 month period on average.
  The wage of the overtime is +40%.
  The wage of the overwork is +20%.
• Structure of 13 hours of work
  Regular work shift: 8 hours (full time)
  Overwork: 1 hour
  Overtime: 4 hours
  Total: 13 hours
  The employer is required to provide 11 hours of rest and max 48 working hours per week on a 4 month period on average.
• Example
  Employee with shift from 08:00 – 16:00, continues working until 21:00.
  From 16:00 to 17:00 is overwork (9th hour) +20% on the daily wage
  From 17:00 to 21:00 is overtime (10th to 13th hour) with +40% on the daily wage
  This is legal as long as the hours are declared to Ergani II from the employer and the employee gets 11 hours of rest.

Please review the information above and, if needed, feel free to discuss any questions or concerns with your employer.

KMOP organization invites you to participate in a peer mentoring project that will help you in your integration journey in Greece.

Mentors of this project were already migrants that succeeded in integrating to the Greek society. Thus, they will share their knowledge, experience and practical advice on several issues like housing, employment and financial management.

How to participate and be a Mentee:

• Live in Greece for at least 1 year and with valid residence permit.
• Willing to improve your daily life and become more actively involved in society.
• Open to learning and willing to receive guidance.
• Able to commit to 12-month programme with regular meetings with your assigned Mentor.

You can register here until 21 November 2025.

For more info, check the following material!

AMIR_Mentee Open Call EN

AMIR_Mentee Open Call FR

NGO Gefires Irinis is extending the deadline of their photo contest to 23 November 2025 23:59. Aim of the contest is to promote the magic of the city of Athens as a place of meeting different cultures, histories and people.

Anyone can participate on the condition they are over 14 years old and 1 photo is allowed for each person (either in color or black and white), original capture without edits, photoshop or AI.

The prizes are:

1st: 250 euros

2nd: 200 euros

3rd: 100 euros

4th to 15th: 50 euros

Send your picture to info@gefyresirinis.gr until the deadline!

The terms of the contest can be found in Greek here: https://tinyurl.com/mr4dtmx2

From 3 November 2025, new sectors will be added to the myErgani card for working hours tracking system. Specifically the Wholesale, Energy, Finance Service and the Administrative and Support operations in Tourism. If you are working in these sectors you might already be informed from your employers on how to use the myErgani app and card. If you are not informed, seek instructions from your employer.

Source: Ποιοι εργαζόμενοι «μπαίνουν» στην Ψηφιακή Κάρτα και τι σημαίνει για τους μισθούς τους | LiFO

2 main job fairs are going to take place that we have information of: JobFestival – Επί το Έργον and Eureka Job fair.

JobFestival – Επί το Έργον will take place in both Athens on 27-28 February 2026, but sooner in Thessaloniki on 14-15 November 2025.

Eureka Job Fair will take place only in Thessaloniki on 21-22 November 2025.

Use the links to be redirected to the dedicated websites for early registrations.

A new strike has been declared by the Supreme Administration of Unions of Public Servants (ΑΔΕΔΥ) and other unions like the Athens Labor Centre (ΕΚΑ) against the latest labour draft of the Government. The Railway (ΟΣΕ) will join with 24h strike and the Electric Railway, Metro, Tram will operate from 09:00 to 17:00 and Buses and Trolleys from 09:00 to 21:00, according to apergia.gr .

We would like to inform you of an important update regarding the contact details of the UNHCR Protection Helpdesk.

From now on, individuals wishing to contact UNHCR can directly reach the relevant protection staff based on their language, without needing to call the country Office’s main landline at 216 200 7800 or send an email to great@unhcr.org. Please note that both the landline and the general email address will remain active and functional as additional communication channels.

Direct Contact Numbers by Language:

1. For Arabic and English: +30 2162007884
2. For Arabic, Sorani, English and Greek: +30 2162007985
3. For Farsi, Dari and English: +30 2162007986
4. For French, Russian, English and Greek: +30 2162007882

Email: greathelpdesk@unhcr.org

Working hours: Monday to Thursday from 9:00 to 17:00 and Fridays from 9:00 to 15:00.

Please note that UNHCR WhatsApp channel: +30 211 234 7078 is now used only as an automatic information provision channel.

Two of the main worker union agencies in Greece have declared General Strike for 24 hours on 1st of October 2025. The union agencies are Supreme Administration of Unions of Public Servants (ΑΔΕΔΥ) and General Confederation of Greek Workers (ΓΣΕΕ) . There is a good chance that transportation means (bus, metro, etc.) will join the strike so you need to stay informed.

We recommend to check Ημερολόγιο Απεργιών , a site where if you scroll down you can see the calendar marked with strikes.

The Mobile Info Team started providing service since 2016 and its mission is to provide information and assistance regarding the asylum procedures and other related information to Asylum Seekers and Refugees.

If you want to contact them click at Information on Asylum — Mobile Info Team

For the 13th consecutive year, the educational and cultural institutions and embassies from 14 member countries of EUNIC Athens, in collaboration with the Representation of the European Commission in Athens, the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) and the Network for the Children’s Rights, with the support of the Region of Attica, invite you to a multilingual celebration which will take you on a journey from one European country to another, exploring the fascinating world of languages and dialects with a programme of events and activities for the whole family.

Date: 27 September 2025

Location: Pedion tou Areos

Program:

• Information booths
• Story-telling narration focusing on “Democracy”
• Creative workshops for children on the topic of “Democracy”

Source: European Day of Languages 2025 | British Council Greece