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Over 37,600 Jobs Lost in November in Greece

Over 37,600 salaried employees in the private sector lost their jobs in November, according to Greece's labor ministry figures released on Monday. According to the labor ministry's Ergani computer system, an upward turn in employment shown in the summer months...

Bertelsmann Scale: Low Scores for Greece in Social Justice Index

The annual EU Social Justice chart was presented by the German Bertelsmann Foundation. The chart, created by the foundation that is the North American Arm of the German-based Bertelsmann Stiftung, suggests that Greece is the least fair society in...

Adecco Releases 'Employability in Greece 2016' Survey Showing Gap Between Skill Set and Demand

Adecco staffing agency recently released data from their survey, Employability in Greece 2016 which examined the skills set that young entrepreneurs posses in comparison to what employers are looking for when hiring. According to 7 out of 10 entrepreneurs, the...

ManpowerGroup Says 59% of Greek Employers Can't Find Qualified Candidates to Hire

Six out of 10 employers in Greece are finding it difficult to fill their vacant job positions, ManpowerGroup said in its annual international talent shortage report for 2016 released on Thursday. For 2016, ManpowerGroup said that 59 percent of employers had...

PEPSICO Shuts Down Plant in Central Greece

PEPSICO-IVI announced changes in the supply chain of soft drinks in Greece by shutting down the plant at Oinofyta, as the official company statement says. The Oinofyta plant is the main production unit of PepsiCo-Ivi products. It started operating in...

Randstad Survey: 40% of Greeks Fear Losing Their Job

  According to the latest Randstad Workmonitor survey, four out of ten Greeks fear losing their jobs in the near future. The survey took place from July to September 2016 and revealed that 40 percent of men and 39 percent of...

IKA Released Salary Data for Greece: 400 Euros/Month for PT Employment

The largest Social Security Organization in Greece released data on average rates of pay. The statistics show that the average part-time worker in Greece is paid 400.84 euros per month (23.58 euros per day). An average full-time salary is...

Employment Increases but Wages Decrease to Under 400 Euros Per Month

Flexible, cheap work agreements are becoming the norm in Greece with young people under 29 years most affected. Data by Ergani Center for the Support of Employment and Entrepreneurship in Women found that one in two recruitments from a...

126,956 Greek Employees Get Paid Less Than 100 Euros Per Month

Thousands of Greeks are getting paid salaries lower than 1-year unemployment benefits offered by the Greek Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) at 360 euros per month. The Ministry of Labor sent its shocking report to a committee of experts reporting...

IMF: Greece Is a Special Case Regarding its Rescue Program

The failure of the Greek bailout program was due to a variety of factors, said International Monetary Fund Communications Director Gerry Rice on Thursday. Comparing the success of the rescue programs in Ireland, Portugal, Cyprus and Latvia, to Greece's bailout...