Greece Comprehensive Package Tender

The Press Office of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs issued the following announcementThe Undersecretary of State referred to all the measures and interventions taken from the first moment by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs to support the citizens and businesses of Crete from the consequences of the earthquake that mainly affected the area of Arkalochori in the prefecture of Heraklion. Of Labor and Social Affairs Mr. Panos Tsakloglou during his answer to a relevant topical question in the context of parliamentary control.Mr. Tsakloglou pointed out that in order to secure jobs in the areas affected by the earthquakes in the Region of Crete a draft legislative provision has already been prepared to introduce emergency measures to address the consequences of the phenomenon to companies and employees .Suspensions of employment contracts and unemployment benefitsIn particular this regulation provides for the possibility for companies - private sector employers in the areas affected by the recent earthquakes - regardless of industry and business activity to suspend the employment contracts of part or all of their employees from the date of occurrence of the natural phenomenon and for a maximum period of three 3 months.Employees whose employment contract is suspended are eligible for extraordinary financial assistance as special purpose compensation in the amount of five hundred and thirty-four euros 534 corresponding to thirty 30 days in proportion to the days of suspension of contracts their work. They are also entitled to the Christmas gift ratio. Employees whose employment contracts are suspended are provided with full insurance coverage which is calculated on their nominal salary and not on the amount of the special purpose allowance.Also in addition to providing unemployment benefits in accordance with the existing provisions the OAED Administration proceeded to the automatic renewal of all unemployment cards of the registered unemployed and the automatic declaration of subsidized unemployed of the above Regional Unit that expired or expire in the period 20 September 27 until October 17 2021.Settlement of insurance debtsAlso Mr. Tsakloglou stressed that our main concern was the settlement of insurance debts of companies and professionals in the affected area. The following facilities are provided for businesses employers or insured persons who have a professional establishment or activity in the affected areas and have been proven to have suffered damagea Capitalization of arrears of insurance contributions period of employment until the end of the month preceding the natural disaster after additional fees interest surcharges and other charges incurred until the end of the month preceding the natural disasterb Suspension of payment of current insurance contributions for six 6 months starting from the 1st of the month in which the natural disaster occurred without calculation during this period of additional fees or other surchargesc Repayment of the above contributions capitalized and current in twelve 12 to twenty-four 24 equal monthly installments starting from the 1st of the following month during which the six-month suspension expired.Direct support from e-EFKAIn the context of the support of the earthquake victims the Management of e-EFKA has proceeded with the following actionsIn the exceptional and without appointment direct service of all citizens - of the above Municipality from the organizational units of e-EFKA from the Local Directorate of e-EFKA and from the Social Security Office of Arkalochori.In the exceptional and without chronological order the immediate processing of any form of request and for all the former funds of the above fellow citizens to the e-EFKA. That is in the issuance of pensions allowances and resolution of other insurance issues.In the exceptional processing and processing of the pension files of the earthquake-stricken citizens of the Municipality of Minoa Pediada in non-working hours and days by groups of employees that will generally cover the increased needs of this period.