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A report by a leading travel and tourism forum published on Wednesday says that fully one quarter of employment in Greece is now in the tourism sector. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), a forum consisting of members from...

Approximately one out of three Greek employers plan to hire more staff in the coming three months, a new survey published on Wednesday suggests. According to the findings of the survey, conducted by ''ManpowerGroup,'' a company which provides data to...

Greece recorded the largest increase in taxes worldwide in the 2015-2016 period, a new Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report says. The report entitled "Tax Policy Reforms 2018" issued on Wednesday shows significant taxation developments in countries such...

For the second consecutive July, Greece saw more job losses than hires. According to the Labor Ministry’s Ergani database, there were 239,080 new hires throughout the country in July, while job losses totaled 247,690. July was the second top month in...

  The employment rate in Greece grew to 54.1 percent of the working population aged 15-64 in the first quarter of 2018, from 53.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 and 52.8 percent a year earlier, the Organisation for...

Greeks have to work 198 days in order to pay their annual taxes, a study conducted by the Center for Liberal Studies (KEFIM) says. According to a Kathimerini newspaper report, the KEFIM survey shows that Greeks have to work until...

The Greek unemployment rate eased to 20.6 pct in January from 20.8 percent in December 2017 and the upwardly revised rate of 23.2 percent in January 2017 the, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday. The statistics service said that the...

    More Greeks are in work but over half are struggling to get by on flexible or part-time contracts, data reported in Greek media has suggested. Although many are pleased to be in work, employers are struggling to hire or retain...

Unemployment in Greece is more than double the EU average and about one-third of the country's workforce earn an average of 376 euros per month, Spiegel magazine says. The report on the online version of the German magazine calls Greece's...

A total 150,000 new jobs in the past three years have brought down the unemployment rate, but this is contributed to lower wages and part time employment, according to the macroeconomic analysis presented in the National Bank monthly bulletin. After...