Six-day action: Action starts tomorrow – what will apply to Public and DEKO?

Effective from tomorrow, Monday, July 1st Six working days In the country, while employees In the various European countries in which they work Four days for five days pay.

In particular, for six days a job In the country concerns for Continuous operations with rotating shifts, while the daily wage of employees will be increased by 40%.

The aim of this measure is to cover emergency needs in Staff from Industries In periods of production intensification.

For this reason, it is explicitly stated that not everyone may use the six-day work week Business Go from five days to six days, however Going is just about business.That is, those that have a permanently operating production line.

What will apply to Public and DEKO?

It is worth noting that the aforementioned draft law does not clarify whether the regulation, in addition to banks and private sector companies, also relates to public services, (general, ten), with the The scene is still cloudy.

The government says the organization The public sector will not matter. And that no government employee should worry about working for six days, despite the draft labor law issued by the Ministry of Labor Does not cover all possibilities.but indicates that it will be applied to companies, institutions and properties ongoing process, Which applies a five-day work week system.

However, the adopted text states, among other things, that: The sixth shift should not exceed 8 hoursThere are workers who Inclusion is prohibited In which, The daily wage will be increased (But not much), while it seems so Sunday excluded.

However, the arrangement in question is expected to be officially launched by On July 1, 2024as well as its platform. Note Ergani II It will be ready to start recording.

Mr. Georgiadis is reported to have clarified that under the new regulations, the time period during which a newly appointed employee Expulsion without compensation Reduced to 6 out of 12 months.

What are the six-day working conditions?

Business owners or holding companies that operate continuously on a shift system, and who apply a five-day work week for their employees, in order to benefit from the sixth day of the week, must announce In Ergani They belong to a certain class of companies.

then The bosses They are required to register their data Working time limits employees Who will be employed on the sixth day, in the announcement of the organization of working time before starting their duties. In this statement (regulation of working time) there is a safety net for the employee as it refers to the provision of Law No. 4808/2021 regarding working time limits for employees which stipulates that in a period of 4 months the employee must He must not have worked more than 48 hours per week Along with overtime and overtime.

Employment of workers is permitted on the sixth day of the week in establishments that are not in continuous operation but may operate during the days from Monday to Saturday, for 24 hours, whereby the workers are employed on a five-day workweek. When I submitted Increased workload The employer will unilaterally decide to hire its current employees on the sixth day.

The increased workload will be under her control. Labor inspectionin order to determine whether six-day work is justified.

It will not exceed 8 hours, and no overtime or overtime is allowed.The additional labor will be announced in the organization of working hours so that the 48 hours per week are not circumvented during a period of 4 months.

How much is paid – who is exempt

It cannot exceed 8 hours a day Overtime and overtime are prohibited.

Employees must receive Increase daily wage by 40% For the sixth day of work. If the sixth day falls on a holiday, an additional fee will be charged. 115%.

This excludes employees in Tourism and food. Of course, it is emphasized that in cases where companies or holdings have five-day night shifts (00:00-06:00), Not allowed at all Their work today is the sixth day in Night Shift

Examples

For example, an employee who works from from Monday to Friday It needs to act urgently too Saturday From the same week, payment will be made on Saturday with Extra 40%, without taking an extra day off.

Another employee works Monday through Thursday and has Friday Legal leave And the work scheduled on Saturday. On Saturday he will be paid daily wage. 30% increasewithout taking an extra day off.