According to cases 5 and 6 of paragraph 2, article 20 of Law 4255 / 2014, the obligation of updating the so called "Special Book for the registration of newly hired personnel" on part of the companies ceases as of 01.06.20104, since the relevant data are now registered with the electronic submission of the employee's hiring notification. 

The aforementioned book which is / was kept until 31.05.2014 must be kept and stored by the employer for a period of ten (10) years since the legitimate, first employee registration, and presented  in case of a local audit. Its non presentation means a breach against the legislation, which can cause the imposition of big fines burdening the company.

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According to Law 4254 / 2014 (Government Gazette A'/85/07.04.2014), subparagraph 1A: 5 - 2b, the employer is obliged to notify the electronic information system of the Hellenic Ministry of Labor under the name "ERGANI", within the month January, about details of the employees who received annual leave and holiday allowance during the previous calendar year.

Also with subparagraph 1A: 3, the basic employer contributions to the social security organization IKA-ETAM decrease (not applicable for the contributions related to arduous and unhealthy occupations) by 2,9% and the employee contributions decrease by 1%, both effective from 01.07.2014 and onwards.

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(Law 4152/09.04.13 – Governemrnt Gazette No. 107)

On Sunday 4/28/2013 the majority of the Greek Parliament voted a new law, which includes a host of settings, the most important of which are the following:

1.  Setting arrears (Article 1, paragraph A, sub-paragraphs A.1. And A.2.)

For existing arrears up to 31.12.2012 on Tax Administration and Customs may, upon request of the debtor, and if of the existence of real economic failure of the debtor, to be adjusted up to 48 equal monthly installments (the last installment will be paid until 30/06/2017).
In particular, for debtors paid in 48 installments the debts will be exempt from the 25% increments, those paid in 36 installments of 30% increments, in 24 installments of 35% increments and in 12 installments from 40% increments.
In the case of lump sum payment will be exempt from the 50% increments if the payment is effected up to 30.06.2013.

To be eligible for the above mentioned setting a number of conditions must be satisfied as mentioned in paragraph 6 of the above new law.

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The cases a and b of paragraph 1 of Article 31 of Law 3986/2011 amended and added new cases c and d as follows:

a) For legal persons engaged in commercial business and have their headquarters in tourist areas and in towns or villages with a population of up to two hundred thousand (200.000) inhabitants, eight hundred (€ 800, 00) per year.
b) For legal persons engaged in commercial business and have their headquarters in cities with population of more than two hundred thousand (200.000) inhabitants, one thousand (€ 1.000, 00) per year.

c) For individual traders, free lancers and professionals, six hundred fifty (€ 650, 00) per year.

d) For each branch within six hundred (€ 600, 00) per year.

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