An amendment by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs was submitted to the draft law of the Ministry of Digital Governance «Modernization of the Greek Land Registry, Digital Services, and Strengthening of Digital Governance.» This amendment, which consists of six articles, addresses social policy issues.
In particular, The option to settle social security contribution debts is being expanded and to those who have enrolled in the debt settlement program for the employment period from February 2020 to June 2021 and the number of monthly payments increases to as many as seventy (72), with up to thirty-six (36) of those payments being interest-free. Applications to participate in the program may be submitted until January 31, 2022.
In addition, individuals and legal entities, and legal obligations arising from social security contributions that had been included in the payment plan but lost their eligibility between March 2020 and July 2021.
At the same time, the retention period for personal data is being amended to fulfill the purposes set forth in the legislation regarding the reporting of self-test results (self-test) in the relevant information systems within 7 to 30 days. In this way, as noted, issues that arose during audits of employers.
The amendment also addresses social security issues related to employees at Hellenic Shipyards S.A., the duties of the chair of the Economic and Social Committee (ESC), and the issuance of the certificate of rights for cross-border workers to United Kingdom nationals.
