Increase in employment and wages, mainly those who received a salary minimal salary arises from annual report of “Ergani” information system for 2022 compared to the previous year and also to 2019. In particular, according to the report, there is an increase in the number of employees by 13.3%, from 1,986,336 people in 2019 to 2,249,599 people in 2022. more in women (15.8%). Compared to 2019, the average monthly salary also increased by 12.4%, which exceeds the increase in inflation that has taken place. In particular, and according to the report:

1. Private sector employees have increased over the period 2019-2022. by 263,263 people or 13.3%. The increase was greater for women (+15.8%) than for men (+11.1%), as a result of which the share of women in the total number of employees increased by 1.1 units (from 46.6% in 2019 to 46.6% in 2019). to 47.7% in 2022). ).

2. Comparing the data for the last two years, it can be seen that in 2022 the number of employees employed in private legal dependent labor relations is higher than in 2021 by 85,989 new jobs, which indicates an annual increase of 3.97%.

3. Average monthly earnings in 2022 were €1,176.5 gross compared to €1,046.3 gross in 2019.

four. The number of employees with the lowest income (up to 700 euros per month) decreased in 2022 by 269,512 compared to 2021. Accordingly, the number of employees in all categories of wages above 700 euros has increased.

In particular, compared to 2021, the number of employees with wages from 701 to 1,000 gross euros per month increased by 39.6%, and compared to 2019, the increase in the number of employees in this category exceeds 60%. At the same time, however, compared to 2019, the number of employees receiving more than 1,000 euros increased by 23% (+167,993).

five. There were 294,892 enterprises employing workers with a private labor relationship in 2022, up from 291,808 in 2021 and 265,212 in 2019.

On this occasion, the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Kostis Hatzidakis said: “Since 2019, the labor market has made quantitative and qualitative leaps: both employment and wages in the private sector have improved significantly. More workers put more money in their pockets, even with inflation. This result is not accidental, but is due to the general economic policy of the government and, in particular, with regard to wages, the two-fold increase in the minimum wage adopted last year. An increase that in practice has produced only positive results: it has raised the wages of thousands of workers without jeopardizing employment, entrepreneurship and growth. So, according to the most official data, the SYRIZA disaster is collapsing. Of course, much remains to be done for the unemployed and the employed. At the same time, the government, knowing that there must be even more substantial support for workers, will continue to increase the minimum wage this year, taking into account the needs of workers.”