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Factsheet for measure GR-2020-11/693 – measures in Greece
Country | Greece , applies nationwide |
Time period | Open ended, started on 14 March 2020 |
Context | COVID-19 |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery
– Active labour market policies (enhancing employability, training, subsidised job creation, etc.) |
Author | Elena Kousta (INE GSEE) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 16 April 2020 (updated 04 May 2020) |
The government with a law (art 19 of the Official Government Gazette A64, March 14, 2020), in the contest of the “emergency contingency measures to address the need to limit the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19”, introduces the emergency application of distance learning for publicly financed programs for unemployed and employees. The programs which concern the consulting support or training and certification of knowledge and skills, may continue to be implemented entirely remotely (distance learning) by derogation of any other provision, from 14 March 2020 and after.
The programs of the Minister of Labor for the unemployed and employed, co-financed by European funds that are either in preparation for integration into funding from national and European resources, or have already been integrated or are in progress and include the consulting support or training and certification of knowledge and skills, may continue to be implemented entirely remotely (distance learning) by derogation of any other provision, from 14 March, 2020 and after. The certification by remote method is implemented through an online surveillance system, the specifications of which have been accredited by the National Accreditation System. The measure is exceptional in nature.
The number of persons affected by the measure is not known.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Employees in standard employment
Unemployed |
Does not apply to businesses | Does not apply to citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
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European Funds
National funds |
Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | No involvement | No involvement |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
N/A
The government has designed this measur3.
Citation
Eurofound (2020), Distance learning introduced for public training programmes , measure GR-2020-11/693 (measures in Greece), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/GR-2020-11_693.html
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