Coronavirus hits Greek labor market: Rotation work, salary cuts by 50%

The coronavirus crisis has dramatically hit the Greek labor market and allows companies to operate on staff’s rotation work thus cutting employee’s salaries by 50%. Employers can also suspend workers’ contracts. The Greek government issued a legislative act that allows employers and corporations to introduce a new system of rotational work” employees can work for … The post Coronavirus hits Greek labor market: Rotation work, salary cuts by 50% appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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COVID-19 briefing: 4 patients off mechanical support; drugs in hospitals, rapid tests

“It is the small victories that will define the battle against the coronavirus,” said spokesman of Greece’s National Health Organization and Professor for Infectious Diseases Sotiris Tsiodras on Friday evening, during the daily briefing on the situation of COVID-19 patients, the confirmed cases and the number of deaths. “Four patients who were in intensive care … The post COVID-19 briefing: 4 patients off mechanical support; drugs in hospitals, rapid tests appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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Stunning Greek Revival in Cambridge asks just under $2.5 million

The bones of the New England Greek Revival at 17 Vineyard Street in West Cambridge near Fresh Pond date from 1847. But the house is essentially the product of a dramatic makeover two years ago ...

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'Urgent' EU help needed in virus fight in camps: Greece

Greece has called for "urgent" EU backing to prepare for a possible coronavirus outbreak in migrant camps, a minister said Friday. "This sort of case could have dramatic consequences. It is ...

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Two Greek Medical School Labs Get Funding to Help in Covid-19 Diagnosis, Research

ATHENS – Two laboratories at the National and Capodistrian University of Athens will help in the diagnosis and research of Covid-19, following funding by the […] The post Two Greek Medical School Labs Get Funding to Help in Covid-19 Diagnosis, Research appeared first on The National Herald.

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Turkey evacuates 5,800 asylum seekers from Greek border

Turkey’s interior minister on Friday said 5,800 asylum seekers near the Greek border have been evacuated as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. In an interview to Turkish news channel ...

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Bishop calls on faithful to lie, break the lockdown and go to church

Τhe rapid spread of the covornavirus that sends thousands to hospitals and to graves around the globe does not impress the Greek Church. It insists on daily religious services with some ‘real revolutionaries in black” to even call on the faithful to break the lockdown. One local Bishop urged the faithful to lie and break … The post Bishop calls on faithful to lie, break the lockdown and go to church appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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