The control, which, if violations are detected, will lead to significant fines, up to 10,500 per employee, begins at Labor Inspection Authority (SEPE) in banks and supermarkets with a staff of more than 250 people, since the census period has expired, according to which it is now possible to verify the data declared by the company with the data shown through the electronic labor card.

After all, this is the goal of the general population census, which began on November 1 and will end at the end of the month at all enterprises in the country, and the Ministry of Labor has set as its goal the gradual expansion of the digital map of work. initially to branches of insurance companies, security companies, DECO, industry, and then catering and tourism.

In the near future, the political leadership of the Ministry of Labor will initiate a dialogue with representatives of specific sectors (employers and workers) to inform them about the procedures and necessary actions. In any case, the Ministry of Labor makes it clear that all the peculiarities and problems existing by sectors will be taken into account when implementing the new procedure.

In banks and supermarkets with more than 250 employees – large fines up to 10,500 for each employee.

Specifically for the census process, it is specified that during the month of November, employers must announce for each employee general data on labor relations regarding working hours, as well as digital working hours, either as a fixed weekly or variable per day. . The staff census can be carried out in stages (for example, for each application), provided that it is completed for all staff by November 30th. Through this process, the declaration of working time in Ergani, which is currently carried out in the form of text or attached files, is replaced by a new digital process.

After the completion of the census process in P.S. The “Tool” will display the planned working hours for each employee, branch or company in a digital calendar format. The work schedule will be immediately available to the employee through the myERGani mobile application, as well as through the myERGani web portal (https://myERGani.gov.gr). And, as noted by the Ministry of Labor, with these new procedures and their final evolution, the interests of workers are guaranteed, healthy enterprises are protected, control is facilitated, and EFKA’s income is protected.