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Greek Communist Party Proposes Reinstating 13th and 14th Month Salaries and Pensions
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Greek Communist Party Proposes Reinstating 13th and 14th Month Salaries and Pensions

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Greek Communist Party (KKE) has submitted a new amendment to reinstate the 13th and 14th month salaries and pensions for public employees and retirees.
  • The KKE argues that these benefits, abolished under austerity measures, are essential workers' rights that the government and EU legislation have unfairly denied.
  • The amendment proposes restoring these holiday and leave bonuses, which were previously cut, to provide financial relief to workers and pensioners.

The Greek Communist Party (KKE) has reintroduced a legislative proposal to restore the 13th and 14th month salaries and pensions for public sector employees and retirees. The party argues that these benefits, often referred to as Christmas and Easter bonuses, were unjustly removed under austerity measures.

With the memoranda, the holiday bonuses for Christmas and Easter, as well as the leave allowance, were abolished for public sector employees and pensioners, under the pretext of fiscal 'capacities' which always concern workers' and people's rights, at a time when capital enjoys provocative privileges.

— KKEThe Greek Communist Party's explanatory report on its proposed amendment.

The KKE's amendment, submitted to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, aims to reinstate these payments, which they consider fundamental workers' rights. The party criticizes past and present governments for using "fiscal constraints" as a pretext to cut these entitlements while allegedly favoring capital. They also point to a recent court decision that upheld the denial of these bonuses for civil servants, citing EU legislation.

In its explanatory report, the KKE stated, "With the memoranda, the holiday bonuses for Christmas and Easter, as well as the leave allowance, were abolished for public sector employees and pensioners, under the pretext of fiscal 'capacities' which always concern workers' and people's rights, at a time when capital enjoys provocative privileges." The party asserts that the state, the EU, and governments consistently serve the same anti-people policies.

The state, the EU, and governments consistently serve the same anti-people policies.

— KKEThe Greek Communist Party's commentary on the rationale behind the denial of benefits.

The proposed article within the labor bill seeks to reintroduce the Christmas bonus, equivalent to one month's salary or pension, and the Easter bonus and leave allowance, each equivalent to half a month's salary or pension. The KKE emphasizes its consistent support for public employees and pensioners in their fight for these reinstated benefits.

The KKE consistently supports the struggles of public employees and pensioners for the immediate restoration of the 13th and 14th salary and pension, and that is why it is resubmitting the following amendment once again.

— KKEThe Greek Communist Party's justification for reintroducing the amendment.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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