public sector employees

Fifteen parliamentary employees are accused of using forged qualification documents to be hired, after a probe that had started several years ago. According to sources close to the Greek government, House Speaker Nikos Voutsis revealed that the investigation had started years...

A new law by the ministry of labor brings back to the public sector about 900 employees who had been fired for misconduct, misdemeanors and crimes. The Greek government is in the awkward position of having to abide to the...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2zk4qb_l-impact-de-la-crise-en-grece-explique-en-patates_news French newspaper Le Monde presents the Greek crisis with an imaginative video clip describing the life and woes of the Patatopoulos family. The five-minute clip shows three generations within a Greek family and the changes in their lives since recession hit Greece...

Greece's General Inspector of Public Administration reported that corruption, mismanagement and impunity continue to characterize the country's public sector. In his annual report, General Inspector Leandros Rakintzis reported that measures that should have been instituted in 2014 never took place,...

Greece's Court of Audit is about to rule that sons of deceased public sector employees, civil servants and military personnel would be eligible to receive a pension if they are not married. So far, the law applied only to unwed...

Greek Deputy Minister of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction Giorgos Katrougalos faces new allegations as the journalist who brought to light the supposed contracts with laid off public employees said he has more evidence of the Deputy Minister's unethical activities. Vasilis Chiotis,...

Greek Deputy Minister of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction Giorgos Katrougalos denied allegations that he had signed dozens of private contracts for reinstating laid off public sector employees through his law office in exchange of 12% of their salary. According to a report in...

Greek Deputy Minister of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction Giorgos Katrougalos announced that the reform process of civil services in Greece should be completed in the next six months. In a recent interview with Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Katrougalos noted that...

Greece is set to send by Saturday, new proposals on several key issues that remain unresolved in its negotiations with the troika of international lenders. The coalition government hopes that the review will be concluded by the Eurogroup on...

Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis responded to statements made by 19 Greek mayors, who have insisted that they will not permit the review of work contracts that changed the status of municipal personnel from contract workers to payroll employees. On Thursday,...