Minimum Wage Order
Τhe national minimum wage is determined by the Minimum Wage Order of 2022 which came into force on January 1, 2023. According to the Order:
a) Every employee who works full-time must receive an initial monthly wage of at least €885 gross and after a 6-month continuous period of employment with the same employer, this wage must increase to at least €940 gross.
b) The working hours of the employees must be those that were applied at the time that the Order came into force, as determined either by collective agreement, or by a written agreement between the employer and the employee.
c) The provisions of this Order do not apply to domestic workers, the workers in agricultural and animal farming workers and seamen, as well as to workers to whom the Minimum Wages in the Hotel Industry Order of 2020 applies.
d) Α readjustment mechanism is instituted and it will be operating every two years, beginning from 2024.
Minimum Wage for Hotel Employees
The duties of each occupational category within a hotel are defined by the title of the worker's occupation as well as the traditional and standard practice of the duties in the hotel industry.
The minimum wages mentioned below include the sliding scale and the service entitlement in addition to the basic wage. However, they do not include any other benefit to the worker or benefit in cash for work on a compulsory rest day (6th day).
The minimum monthly wages in the hotel industry relate to 38 hours per week on a 5 day basis, and they are the following:
Minimum Wage for occupations not covered by Minimum Wage Order
The salary is not determined by law for domestic workers, the workers in agricultural and animal farming workers and seamen, where salaries are determined either by collective agreement, where they apply, or by a written agreement between the employer and the employee, upon recruitment.
For workers in the Hotel Industry, the salary is determined by the Minimum Wages in the Hotel Industry Order of 2020.