100,000 retirees still working under a new measure

Around 100,000 pensioners have declared on a special electronic platform of the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) that they are working, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Security Panos Tsakloglou, said in an interview on Saturday.

The surge in registrations is attributed to the recent scheme that abolished the withholding of part of the pension and its replacement with a contribution to income from work to encourage people to declare their earnings.

"This measure has already been positively received by nearly 100,000 retirees who are working and enjoying a higher income now and later, as their pension will be recalculated and increased when they decide to retire permanently," Tsakloglou said.