Terms and Conditions of Pay - Collective Bargaining Agreement for Tourist and Catering Establishments P.C. 11/13-6-2023

The basic salaries of full-time distributors of the shops covered by this Regulation are set at EUR 822.00. Married distributors in both cases I and II as well as those referred to in Article 20 of Law 1849/1989, subject to the present law, shall be entitled to a marriage allowance of 10% of the basic salary, and a three-year allowance of 10% of the basic salary and up to the completion of three three years of service. A special circumstances allowance of 10% of the basic salary shall also be paid to distributors in both cases I and II. In addition, with regard to the distributors of both cases I and II, the provisions of article 55 and article 56 of Law 4611/2019 No. Government Gazette 73A/17.05.2019 protection and safety measures of the Ministry of Labour's regulation on the distributors' sector. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

In addition, a monthly long-service allowance of EUR 4,63 per year for each year of service or service with any employer, in related and equivalent posts, shall be granted.

Non-wage conditions of the Collective Agreement for Tourism and Catering Establishments P.C. 11/13-6-2023

1. In addition to the public holidays provided for so far, a public holiday is established on Clean Monday. For the above holidays, employees who work on these holidays will be paid a 75% increase on their legal salary.
2. A five-day working week with 40 hours of work and two rest days is introduced in all shops.
3. Employees subject to this provision, if they work on their rest days, shall receive additional remuneration and in particular compensation equal to one daily wage for each rest day worked, which shall be paid increased by 75% if the employment on a rest day takes place on a Sunday or on a day of a holiday established by labour legislation.
4. The employment on rest days, if incurred and carried out, increases the monthly earnings and the due insurance daily wage of the employees worked, according to the above, and works in their favour.
5. Re-employment of seasonal workers: enterprises that do not operate continuously throughout the year, but operate for up to nine (9) months per year (seasonal), are obliged to re-employ the same staff that they employed during the previous period. A prerequisite for the exercise and validity of this right for the employee is the relevant written notice - declaration to the employer.
6. Employers are obliged to issue a pay slip or, if a computerised system is used, a payroll analysis when paying staff salaries.
7. The break taken for rest and food will be granted during working time, but taking into account the needs of the company at the specific time.

Rest days during a five-day working week do not have to be consecutive.

The S.S.E. 12/12/2019 states that "A five-day work week with 40 hours of work and 2 days of rest is established in all food service establishments". Therefore, there is no longer an obligation for rest days on a five-day workweek to be consecutive for food service staff.

Every seven weeks a Sunday off.

Article 10, paragraph 3 of B.D. 748/1966 stipulates that "In enterprises where Sunday work is permitted, such as in this case in catering establishments, the distribution of the 24-hour continuous alternate weekly rest period must be carried out in such a way that per 7-week period one of them, at least a part of at least 8 hours, falls on a Sunday, unless the applicable work schedules ensure 7 rests on a Sunday within the year, etc.

A food package distributor in a food service establishment is classified as a labourer.

A food package distributor in a food service establishment is classified as a labourer. This job of the distributor does not require any kind of specialised experience and theoretical training, on the grounds that both the driving of the two-wheeler and the knowledge of the roads on which the employee carried the orders require the usual experience of an average person.

Form E13 for distributors of products and articles

According to article 55 of Law 4611/2019, employers are obliged to report to the ERGANI system the registration number of mopeds or motorcycles, within the meaning of article 2 of the Road Traffic Code (Law 2696/1999, A' 57), used by employees during the performance of their work for the transport and distribution of products and objects.

Minimum additional compensation for the use and maintenance of the motorcycle owned by the lessee.

According to article 56 of Law 4611/2019, when distributors use a moped or motorcycle of their own ownership, possession or possession, the employer shall pay an additional monthly compensation for the use and maintenance of the vehicle equal to at least fifteen percent (15%) of the legal minimum monthly wage or the corresponding resulting proportion in the case of part-time employment. The allowance shall not be subject to deductions for insurance contributions. The allowance shall be paid by the employers through a payment account, shall be credited by the payment service provider concerned to the employees' accounts and shall be reflected separately in the pay slips issued.

KYA 72555/2023 Safety and health during the distribution and transport of products

Measures to protect distributors include compliance with the specifications for the use and maintenance of motorcycles and mopeds. In particular, employers are required to take all necessary measures to ensure that vehicles are properly adapted and maintained to ensure the safety and health of workers. The measures to protect distributors include the provision of specific equipment for which the employer is in fact obliged to take into account the occupational risk assessment when selecting the equipment and to ensure that such equipment complies with the specifications laid down in the law. It is expressly emphasised that the employer must have available to him a written assessment of the risks to the safety and health of workers at work and the measures to be taken to eliminate those risks. The assessment is carried out mainly by the safety technician and the occupational physician.

Thanasis Karmiris

Payroll Manager