Freelancer

Hundreds of thousands of private and public sector workers may also be asked to pay social security contributions for the "agriculture income" they declare to the tax authorities, according to a circular issued by the Labor Ministry on Friday.

The Labor Ministry is looking to tackle the issue of delays in social security contribution notices by extending the deadline for the January contribution payment up to end-March, while stressing that contributions will not be lost while no fines will be imposed either.

The unification of the many insurance funds in Greece (IKA, OAEE etc.) was something that had happened a long time ago. Finally, the Greek government went forward with this plan as it was an obligation included in the economic program agreed with the lenders.

The government is retreating on the social security contributions payable by freelance workers who issue invoices for series rendered, as the clauses of the law introduced by former labor and social security minister Giorgos Katrougalos and the circulars published have complicate the situation to such an extent that thousands of workers still don't know how much they are supposed to pay.

I have been watching the habits of the youngest generation very closely. My firm hires many youngsters so I have the chance to observe them. The latest paper that looks at the lives of the coming generation is from Ernst&Young. 

Freelance workers who get paid by one or two employers through invoice books for services rendered (known as "blokakia") will now pay the same amount in social security contributions as salary workers, according to a circular released on Tuesday by the Labor Ministry in an effort to tackle the major practical problems generated by (as well as the huge reaction to) recent legislation.

The government is urgently looking into ways to reduce to 10 percent the social security contributions by freelance workers who use invoice books for services rendered (known as "blokakia") - as it appears to be struggling over the details that would make the latest legislation workable.

The legislative clause introduced by former labor minister Giorgos Katrougalos concerning the social security of freelance workers who provide services to one or two employers is turning into a major headache for the ministry, which realizes it is impossible to implement.

Last year's announcement by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras about reduced social security contributions by young scientists for their first five years at work is proving a trap: After the expiry of the five years they will have to pay retroactively and with interest all the contributions they did not pay in the first five-year period of their career, according to a circular issued on Tuesday by t

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