Dont know if they have caught up with this one yet in Greece?
The job was the job and the pay was the pay, take it or leave it - obviously depending on what sort of job you are looking for.
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Hi LittleH, if you are looking for seasonal bar work or waitressing the wages are very poor i.e. 800 euro per month (and that is classed as good) it is most often 10 hours a day 7 days a week. Prob not right.. but I am afraid that is how it is.
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But you would have to 100 per cent legally working to receive this. If they pay you the minimum wage then they must pay you your IKA payments. If you work seasonally it takes two full seasons of working to benefit from unemployment benefit.
I will probably be told I'm wrong but my accountant has told me the minimum wage is aropund 36 Euro's per day for a 40 hour week. If you do over this you are entitled to overtime..
It's a call weather you want to be legal and potentially earn less in the short term.. Remember many seasonal companies won't want to make you legal
Kind regards
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According to the Federation of European Employers, Greece's minimum wage as at 1.4.2009 for an adult (aged 23 or over) working full time 40 hour week was 740€ per month. However, the caveats to this figure are that:
a)White-collar workers only. Workers normally entitled to 14 monthly payments per year (Christmas, Easter and vacation payments are included).
b)Different rates apply to blue and white collar workers and vary by length of service and marital status.
This works out at 4.98€ gross per hour.
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OK thanks for that.. I guess I was out by about 4 euro's a day.. sometimes it depends on the job but you can see why most don't go legal. It costs the employer nearly double the wage in insurance payments to employ legally.
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Quote: Originally posted by poulades on 14 May 2010
OK thanks for that.. I guess I was out by about 4 euro's a day.. sometimes it depends on the job but you can see why most don't go legal. It costs the employer nearly double the wage in insurance payments to employ legally.
Which is one of the reasons the economy in Greece is in such a mess
I would imagine that there will be a crackdown this season (as there was in Spain some years ago) on 'illegals' and employers in order to raise tax revenues.
Looking at other threads the clampdown has started already in other areas such as parking, non Greek registered cars etc. etc.
What with the tax rises due in July it looks like it's going to be an interesting year for anyone running a business in Greece.
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Hi Poulades. I reckon your accountant gave you accurate information, but based on 2008 figures, when (if the data I've found is correct) the minimum daily wage for a 40 hour week was just a few cents under 36€.
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