Allocation of 534 euros and suspension of work in 500 sectors – The new measures

More than 500 branches and activity codes (ΚΑΔ) they are expected to enter again to the extent of the suspension of the employment contract and the special compensation of 534 euros. As the second wave of the crown sweeps across the country and a light version of it emergency shutdown It will apply from tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3, in almost half of the Greek territory, the measure of suspension of contracts it spreads back to hundreds of thousands employees.

According to the announcement of the Ministry of Finance, “the employees of companies-employers, throughout the territory, who are affected according to KAD’s expanded list in April, can be put temporarily Suspension of the employment contract». Therefore, the extended list of KAD of last April, month of the absolute quarantine, comes to the fore again and is given the opportunity again thousands of employers to suspend their employees.

SEE HERE THE LIST OF CADS THAT ENTER THE NOVEMBER SUSPENSIONS

At the same time your measure mandatory telework It is extended temporarily and quantitatively, valid until November 30 throughout Greece and at a rate of 50%While unemployment benefits that expired or will expire from September to December are automatically extended for two months. The necessary legislative tools are expected to come to the table today, Monday, November 2, so that gradually, starting tomorrow, emergency measures will be implemented.

The measure of suspensions – Who joins

Employees of companies, throughout the territory, who are affected according to the expanded list of KAD April, can be temporarily suspended from employment. Therefore, it is beneficiaries of compensation for special purposes, in proportion to the period of suspension, estimated at 534 euros per month.

For example, if the employee is suspended for the whole month and for 30 days he will receive 534 euros. Otherwise it will take 17.8 euros per calendar day of suspension.

At the same time, the state covers the 100% of insurance contributions employees in the amount of your nominal salary. For example, a named employee salary 1,000 euros, covered contributions 396.6 euros.

During the suspension period, the full insurance contributions, calculated on the nominal salary, are covered proportionally by the state budget.

For companies that are closed by order of a public authority, the employment contract of employees is obliged to suspend. As long as the suspension is valid, the dismissals are not valid. Companies, for an equal period after the suspension is lifted, are obliged to keep the same number of employees.

For example, if the suspension lasts 30 days, the employer is obliged to maintain for another 30 days after the end of the suspension, the same number of employees.

Red and yellow regions

Yesterday clarifications were given on the scope of the suspensions in the second wave of the pandemic the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Giannis Vroutsis, who explained that in “Red areas”, employees of companies that are mandatorily closed by state order, are suspended and receive 534 euros, plus their insurance contributions calculated in their nominal salary.

Respectively, in “Yellow areas” Employers of companies that are affected and closed by their own choice or remain open, can suspend part or all of their employees. “So all employees are covered,” concluded Mr. Vroutsis.

Therefore, the measure of suspensions applies throughout Greece, both in the “red” and “yellow” regions with 2 speeds :

• All closing company employees by order of the state – in “red” or “yellow” areas – they enter into contract suspension and are entitled to the allocation of 534 euros for 30 days.
• the employees of companies considered affected Because their KADs are included in the extended list of affected KADs, they may be suspended. The employer chooses whether to put part or even the whole – that is, 100% of his employees – suspended in principle for November.

It is recalled that the measure of suspension of employment contracts was in force until October 31 for some industries and in particular for food, tourism, transport, culture, sports. Now government personnel are extending the November measure to all companies included in the April 500 KAD list. Employers can suspend part or even 100% of their employees.

In the event of suspension of the contract throughout the month, the company presents only a declaration of suspension in the information system “Ergani”. In case of suspension for more than one period within the month, the company files as many declarations as the intervals.

For example:

• Suspension of employment contract throughout the month (1/11 / 2020-30 / 11/2020): 1 suspension statement.
• Suspension for 3 periods, p. Eg from 11/1/2020 – 11/8/2020, 11/13 / 2020-17 / 11/2020 and 11/25 / 2020 – 11/30/2020: 3 suspension statements.

The employee submits his own statement to the platform supportemployees.services.gov.gr.

For employees whose employment contract is suspended, it is possible to suspend the payment of the installments of the regulated tax debts that are payable in November, and their payment is postponed to the corresponding installments, at the end of the current regulations.

Unilateral seasonal and in October

As Mr Vroutsis revealed yesterday, seasonal tourism workers will be able to submit unilaterally responsible declarations to “Ergani” by October, to receive the 534 euros of the special compensation. These are employees with compulsory reemployment right in hotel and tourist accommodation companies, as well as tourist buses, which operate seasonally. Starting in November and for 3 months, they will be able to enter the OAED unemployment fund, with 50 stamps in the 2020 season.

Mandatory telework

Along with the suspension measure, it will be executed for the whole of November, the mandatory telework measure in 50% of the employees who can work remotely in the public and private sector.

All employers in Greece, whether active in a “yellow” Region or in a “red” Region, the employees who will carry out a mandatory telework for November are required to preannounce in the “Ergani” information system, in order to cover the required ceiling of 50%. The electronic announcement must be made in the immediate future.

All companies must complete and submit Form 4.1 “Declaration of Distance Learning – Special Purpose Form”. This special form with which employers will proceed to declare compulsory teleworking, is already available in the “Ergani” information system. Those who do not implement the measure are at risk with a fine of 3,000 euros.

Employers can switch employees to mandatory telecommuting in November, p. Eg per week, every 15 days and so on. In this case, employers have the opportunity to modify Form 4.1 according to the needs of the company.

The mandatory teleworking system is applied only in cases where work can be provided by remote employees and at least 50% of the total number of employees that can be employed by this system. Activities in which there is an objective impossibility of teleworking are excluded and in particular:

• schools and in general the educational structures of the Ministry of Education,
• hospitals and health facilities in general,
• the pharmacies,
• food supermarket companies and
• messengers.

50% is taken into account when calculating the number of people actually employed in the company’s facilities, whose work can be provided remotely. It goes without saying that employees whose contracts are suspended, as well as employees who are on any type of legal leave (such as maternity, illness, etc.) are not taken into account. The provision also applies in cases of employees whose working time is divided into office work and outside work, and only to the extent that office work can be provided remotely.

For example: in a trade with 80 workers and 20 clerks, 50% is calculated on the 20 clerks and the trade is required to employ 10 employees.

In case the 50% percentage calculation results in a decimal number of 0.50 or more, it is rounded up.

2-month extension of unemployment benefits

All OAED unemployment benefits that expire or end in months are extended for 2 months September, October, November and December. That is, those who have completed the subsidy within those 4 months are now entitled to receive another two months unemployment benefits.

The two-month extension corresponds to the following amounts:

the unemployed who completed their 12-month grant in September and October You will receive a lump sum of the two monthly awards in November, immediately after the corresponding JMC is issued.

the unemployed who will complete their 12-month grant in November and December I will they receive in two monthly installments the two additional monthly allowances to which they are entitled. At the end of the 12-month grant, they will receive two more monthly unemployment benefits.