Greek Public sector

The Finance Ministry cleaners who became known for their long-lasting sitting protest outside the Ministry’s building in downtown Athens have officially been fired, it became known earlier today. The 600 cleaners have been protesting their placement in a labor reserve, a measure...

Greek public sector union ADEDY has called for a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, following a court decision that ruled ADEDY’s initial attempt to abstain from new employee evaluation processes “illegal and abusive.” Additionally, the union has decided to launch a new round...

President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias met with the General Inspector for Public Administration Leandros Rakintzis on Tuesday, who announced a "marked improvement" in the public sector based on his report for 2013. Rakintzis noted that the Greek state's efficiency is rising...

After extensive investigations, Ministry of Administrative Reform officials discovered that a large number of public employees were hired or promoted using forged documents. The investigation showed that hundreds, if not thousands, of public sector employees had forged their high school...

The number of public sector employees in Greece was reduced by 267,095 during the period 2009-2013. In 2009, there were 952,625 public employees but in 2013 their number fell to 675,530. According to Greek news, a percentage of them retired, but...

Greek Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday pledged that “as of 2015 there will be no layoffs” in the public sector. “We want a public sector that operates with less money, but more effectively,” he said on Greece's ANT1 TV...

Approximately 15,000 applications were submitted electronically in just 18 days in regards to ASEP’s recent notification of 149 job openings. The Greek Finance Ministry, has 149 staff positions which will be filled by candidates that hold a higher, technical, or secondary...

Data obtained during a census of pensioners revealed the deaths of thousands of pensioners have not being reported so that the family could continue to receive the deceased's state pension. The investigation also brought to light numerous scams that have been going...

As of May 1st, the Greek state will stop funding about 500 private legal entities that didn’t register in time for its latest census. According to official figures, about 900 private legal entities employing some 32,000 people have submitted their details....

Evaluation time for the Greek public sector employee has finally arrived. By April 28, ministry services, municipalities and legal entities must have completed their reports. According to the Ministry for Administrative Reform,the implementation of the new evaluation system for...