Calamos Supports Greece
GreekReporter.comBusinessPrivate Sector Greek Employees Say No to Work Hour Extensions

Private Sector Greek Employees Say No to Work Hour Extensions

 athens_market

Employ unions of the private sector have reacted after a recent decision was made by the Regional Council of Attica. In particular, the Regional council has decided to organize a series of festive celebrations on Saturday the 28th of December in Athens. In order for these celebrations to be carried out successfully, the council said that the shop working hours must be extended to 11 pm. As it was expected, the employees of the private sector are against this decision and claimed that the extension on their working hours is illegal and immoral.
The private sector employee federation with an announcement underlined: “except from previous humiliating measures that we had to suffer, such as painful wage cuts, flexible working hours and irregular payment we now have to work like slaves until midnight on Saturday at the altar of the show that the authorities want to perform, forgetting that the center of Athens has become a city filled with homeless, poor and unemployed people.” The federation also called the consumers to boycott the Saturday night events.
On the contrary, the Traders Association of Athens welcomed the Council’s decision. They hope that the extension on the working hours will urge the customers to visit the shops as the seasonal offers attract more people to buy presents at a more reasonable price. Traders believe that this move will boost the market of Greece’s capital. Any store that wishes to stay open until 11pm on Saturday, must submit the appropriate forms and information at the “Ergani” website.
The events that have been organized by the Municipality of Athens will begin on Saturday at 5pm in the afternoon at Syntagma Square. The Museum of Folk Art and Tradition, the Numismatic Museum and the Museum of Greek Folk Instruments will also be open until 11pm.

See all the latest news from Greece and the world at Greekreporter.com. Contact our newsroom to report an update or send your story, photos and videos. Follow GR on Google News and subscribe here to our daily email!



Related Posts