EMPLOYMENT

The four big risks from artificial intelligence
OPINION

Throughout history, technological breakthroughs have created new opportunities for invention, adaptation and progress while inflicting irreversible damage on many lives and livelihoods. They have tested the remarkable abilities of human beings and societies to adapt to the turmoil of transition and to survive what economists call “creative destruction.


Worker injuries raise concerns for job site safety
NEWS

Two workers were injured on the job in separate incidents in different parts of the country on Thursday, as labor groups intensified calls for more stringent safety measures and inspections at job sites. 

Companies struggling to hold on to workers
ECONOMY

Businesses in Greece are having trouble not only hiring new employees, but also keeping their current workforce, demonstrating that worker retention is a complex challenge for companies, especially for micro-enterprises, which are the backbone of Greek entrepreneurship. 

Greece’s reform labors are only half complete
NEWS

Hercules famously completed 12 labors. Today’s Greece resembles the mythological hero when he was halfway through his tasks. The country has done a lot of work to rebuild itself after its debt crisis, but still needs to finish the job.


EU chides Greece over laws on working conditions
NEWS

The European Commission on Thursday said that it has sent Greece a formal request to comply following the country’s failure to incorporate EU Directive 2019/1152 on” transparent and predictable working conditions” into national law.

Unemployment rate drops to 11.2% in April
ECONOMY

Greek unemployment rate fell to 11.2% of the workforce in April, from 12.7% in April 2022, but slightly up from 11.1% in March 2023, the country’s independent Statistical Authority said on Thursday.


300,000 IT experts needed
ECONOMY

While the need for Greece’s digital transformation and companies’ investments in technology have led to an explosion in demand for IT executives, the country does not employ enough workers in this sector

Businesses brace for salary hikes
ECONOMY

Salary increases – and indeed more than usual – are being requested or expected to be requested by employees at 81% of businesses in Greece, in order to recover the purchasing power they lost in previous years, but also during the last two years, due to inflation.

Reluctance to take up new posts
EMPLOYMENT

Unemployment remains high, but DYPA employment counselors are finding it very difficult to meet the demands of businesses or staff training programs.



Tourism takes over 107,000 off jobless list
EMPLOYMENT

A massive recruitment campaign, mainly in the sectors of tourism and food service, as well as a significant reduction in layoffs in April, emerge from the data of registered unemployment issued on a monthly basis by the Public Employment Service.

Hospitality a hiring champion
EMPLOYMENT

The start of the summer and expectations of a very busy tourism season boosted hirings over the last couple of months, while the absolute protagonists are the tourism and catering sectors,


Schinas: The skills revolution begins today
ECONOMY

Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas, responsible for promoting the European way of life, stated on Tuesday at an event for Europe Day 2023 at the Athens Conservatory that “the revolution of skills begins today and we are investing unprecedented resources in the most precious asset we have. Europe’s human resources. The aim is for nobody to be left behind.”