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High levels of employment and the creation of new job positions are vital factors for economic development and for the welfare and happiness of citizens in every country. Glassdoor, an American website where employees and former employees anonymously review companies...

It is up to the government and the parliament to form consensus on major issues and create the appropriate conditions that will unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of the Greeks, that will attract investment and increase employment, American hedge-fund manager...

On the occasion of European Equal Pay Day 2015, the European Commission draws attention to the gender pay gap, and its underlying causes. In Greece, the gender overall earnings gap stands at 45.2 percent compared to 41.1 percent that is...

The negative performance of the Greek job market continued this past month, as there were 441 more job losses than job openings in Greece during the month of August, according to ERGANI, an online private sector job registry that is...

The capital controls imposed in Greece on June 29 cost 16,658 private sector employees their jobs, said an ERGANI Centre report. Traditionally, July is a month when there are a lot of hirings since it is the peak of the...

Part-time employment has skyrocketed by 90 percent in crisis-stricken Greece as full-time employment has decreased by almost half a million workers. According to new figures by the General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE), part-time work has become the employment norm...

Earlier today, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis sent a letter to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem, explaining Greece's proposals and reasoning for the continuation of the country's loan agreement. Germany's immediate rejection of the Greek proposal has widened the gap...

  A significant increase in migrants was recorded in Germany during 2013. While in 2012 the numbers of people who settled in Germany stood at 1.08 million, in 2013 their total number rose to 1.23 million. This is the largest number...

Greeks often leave their country, migrating to Germany in order to escape the crisis. However, they usually end up working for their compatriots, who are ruthlessly exploiting them, noted an extensive article published by the Greek newspaper “Kathimerini.” According to...

OTE, the largest Greek telecommunications firm has signed a new three-year contract which will establish an improved payroll for its new employees, raising the introductory wage to 755 euros, much higher than the country’s average minimum wage. Under the...