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Labor Minister Kostis Hatzidakis has appointed Michalis Kefalogiannis to sort out the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA), where problems appear to be out of control.

Brdo pri Kranju – The government on Friday pledged to continue to help companies that are increasingly struggling as the coronavirus crisis is not letting up. “We will help the economy pull through and begin recovering as soon as possible,” Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek said at a press conference in Brdo pri Kranju.

"Today we extend the measure 60/40 until the end of March, and in the coming weeks we will ensure its implementation until September 2021.

More than BGN 1.2 billion was allocated hitherto for employment and social inclusion for dealing with the consequences of the Kovid-19 pandemic in Bulgaria, said Minister of Labor and Social Policy Denitsa Sacheva at the meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Operational Program "Human Resources Development", which discussed the progress and amendment of the program, the Ministry press offi

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on investors on Tuesday to take advantage of the opportunities that have opened up in Greece and on employees from other countries to work in Greece through teleworking, taking advantage of the new incentives offered by the government.

The Labor Ministry is planning to implement payouts by December 21 to a series of workers who in the last few months have found themselves in a peculiar labor status with contract suspension, the forced closure of the enterprises where they work, teleworking and special-purpose leaves in a bid to respond to the unprecedented conditions of the pandemic.

Greek consumers chose in September to purchase cars to avoid using public transport and computers to be equipped for teleworking and online classes, in a behavior pattern showing that they probably anticipated the second wave of the pandemic this fall.

The majority of businesses are expecting a freeze on investments and a considerable drop in this year's turnover as they face a second year with the pandemic and its consequences, while instead of being viewed as a plus, most enterprises are concerned at the rise of teleworking, an ICAP survey has found.

T.J. Leonard likes to kick off every Monday morning with an all-hands meeting, to keep his 100-plus employees of the Storyblocks video production assistance company up to date on the latest.

And even when everyone's working at home, the show must go on.