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2026-07-30 08:21 UTC → 2026-07-31 05:36 UTC ·
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Greek labour market reforms and reforms, Ergani app rollout and compliance challenges
After Greece’s July 2026 labour and pension reforms permitted opened temporary agencies to hire non‑EU workers and funded widows’ hires and orphan pensions from earmarked Digital Work Card surpluses, the surpluses for widows’ and orphan pensions. The Ministry of Labour and Social Security rolled out launched the Ergani mobile platform. The free Ergani app lets mobile platform on 23 July, enabling employers to post urgent short‑term vacancies and, through a single electronic declaration, and file the start‑of‑employment notice, digital notices, working‑time record records and termination notice directly to the ERGANI II system. On 23 July the service began, and on 25 July a notices electronically. A “Fast Hiring” feature was added, allowing add‑on introduced two‑day contracts for sectors such as tourism, hospitality, catering, retail, event organisation and seasonal agriculture. By the end of July, labour inspections reported that some businesses were illegally bypassing the mandatory digital agriculture on 25 July. Inspections in late July uncovered illegal work‑card requirements, avoidance, with some firms disguising employees as managers or managers, customers and concealing or hiding them in storage areas, crates or crates, freezers, fitting rooms and beach loungers loungers. Fines were imposed as authorities stepped up checks ahead of the summer peak. On 30 July the Labour Inspection Authority reported a surge of such evasive tactics across supermarkets, beach bars, sawmills, food‑processing plants and clothing stores, underscoring persistent compliance gaps. The following day, the Ministry announced that the Ergani app, complemented by a companion “myErgani” app, allows instant mobile hiring of contracts up to avoid detection. Authorities fined two days, automatically updates the offenders, highlighting enforcement challenges as Ergani II system and records actual working time. Minister Niki Kerameos said the digital tool cuts bureaucracy, speeds recruitment tools expand. and strengthens employee protection.