Flextime

At the start of the new school year, parents are thinking about how to plan for a number of permissions to which they are entitled.

The most typical licenses involve:

A recent survey of working parents reveals that nearly three-quarters (74%) would seek new employment if required to commute to a central office five days a week. This finding, from a study conducted by the International Workplace Group involving over 1,000 hybrid-working parents, highlights the growing importance of flexible work arrangements.

The increase in demand for flexible workspaces in the Greek market is steep, as hybrid work is now a dominant and established trend in the market.

As the government mulls over simplifying labor legislation in Türkiye, media reports are discussing the potential reduction of working hours. However, despite signals of change, concrete action is yet to be taken.

A new normality is taking shape in Greek businesses with the hybrid work model, as an overwhelming 90% of workers - especially young people - point to teleworking as a key factor in shaping their decision to choose a job and employers cautiously understand that this is an important factor in attracting talent.

Doctors will walk off the job next Wednesday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and a meeting at the Ministry of Health has been called by board of directors of the Athens-Piraeus Hospital Doctors Association (EINAP) at 1 p.m. on the day.

The office market expects major shifts in the coming years, due to the emergence of hybrid work and the increased need to create flexible workspaces.

The reduced presence of ever more workers in the workplace is a trend that has intensified since the pandemic and is expected to diversify the way office buildings are used, increasing the need for greater flexibility.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic more than 50% of Bulgarians have been working from home. A quarter of companies have introduced flexible working arrangements and plan to keep them after the crisis is over.

These new relationships between employers and staff require new regulations and the formation of a culture of "switching off from work" to protect employees' private time.

The proposals of the Minister of Labor and Social Protection regarding the change of the law on flexible work turn the employees into puppets at the permanent disposal of the employers, argue the representatives of the National Trade Union Bloc (BNS). The trade union organization expressed concerns about LabMin Raluca Turcan's announced plans to amend OUG No.

The Kurzarbeit model (flexible work) was discussed with employers and trade unions, but was also presented to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Labor, but there are fears on the government side that it could not be implemented, the president of the Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce (AHK Romania), Dragos Anastasiu stated on Thursday.