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Guide to Registering a Patent in Greece: A Comprehensive Process

Written on November 24, 2022.

Registering a patent in Greece is a strategic step that safeguards your innovative ideas and intellectual property. This process involves legal procedures to grant you exclusive rights to your invention, preventing others from making, using, or selling it without your permission. Here’s...

The legal framework on harassment and mobbing in workplaces in Greece

Written on June 30, 2022.

1 The general Criminal Code provisions The Criminal Code describes, in article 337 par. 4, sexual harassment in the workplace as an offense, which stipulates that: “Whoever makes sexual gestures or makes proposals for sexual intercourse to a person who depends on him for work or takes advantage...

The legislation and the legal process for employment on Sundays in Greece

Written on September 23, 2021.

Introduction In Greece, the working days of the week are six according to the law, where the five-day period has not already been implemented. The 7th day, usually Sunday, is a mandatory day of weekly rest. Sunday is considered the period that starts from 24:00 on Saturday and ends at 24:00 on...

Greece: The law on the Digital Nomad Visa – in a nutshell

Written on August 31, 2021.

A new law was submitted to Parliament by the Ministries of Immigration and Asylum and Citizen Protection and it aims to attract digital nomads – people who work by means of technology – regardless of their location. The specific terms are addressed to third country citizens...

The 20 most important changes in the employment relations in Greece after Law 4808/2021

Written on July 5, 2021.

Law 4808/2021 introduced many important changes in individual employment relationships. The aim of our report is to present briefly the most important ons, as they follow: 1. A digital employment card is introduced with which the work of each employee will be monitored and recorded in real time...

The introduction of the Digital Nomad Visa in Greece

Written on June 15, 2021.

The Ministry of Immigration and Asylum introduces the Digital Nomad Visa with an amendment to par. 1 of article 18 of law 4251/2014 (amendment of the immigration code) allowing residence in Greece for the purpose of providing teleworking exclusively abroad. It should be noted that this article 18...

The reformation of the employment law in Greece

Written on May 24, 2021.

The Greek government is in the process of reforming its employment legislation. To this direction, a draft law has been presented which involves very important amendments. The scope of the present is to present these. As soon as the new law is ratified, an update shall be provided to the...

The Ministerial Decision on the tax incentives for foreigners moving their seat to Greece has been published (The so-called “brain gain” incentive)

Written on May 5, 2021.

The recent Law 4758/2020 established tax incentives to attract foreign employees and the self-employed individuals from abroad, as well as Greeks who left the country during the financial crisis, to transfer their tax residence and work in Greece. The recent issuance of the Joint Ministerial...