Factsheet for measure
GR-2020-14/697
– measures in Greece
Extraordinary financial support to personnel of public health and civil protection institutions
Έκτακτη οικονομική ενίσχυση προσωπικού νοσοκομείων, κέντρων υγείας και άλλων δομών του Υπουργείου Υγείας καθώς και της Γενικής Γραμματείας Πολιτικής Προστασίας.
Background information
The government with a law, in the context of the “measures to address the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergency provisions”, introduces an extraordinary financial support to personnel of hospitals, health centres and other structures of the Ministry of Health as well as to the personnel of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection. The extraordinary remuneration is paid for the year 2020 and amounts to one half of their basic monthly salary.
Content of measure
The provision of the extraordinary financial aid to employees of the Public Health Sector and the Civil Protection personnel, is paid for the year 2020 and amounts to one half of their basic monthly salary. Τhe beneficiaries of the exceptional financial assistance are all personnel, with any employment relationship (public or private law, project contracts, etc.), who offered services to public hospitals supervised by the Ministries of Health, National Defence and Education and Religious Affairs. These include those employed in the employment or apprenticeship programs of the OAED, the staff of the Ministry of National Defence who were moved to the above mentioned bodies as well as any administrative, medical, nursing and other staff recruited, seconded, moved and therefore made available to these bodies to assist the overall effort to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The payment of the financial aid was made on 9 April 2020.
Use of measure
About 110,000 employees received the extraordinary financial aid.
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement
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No involvement
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: Unknown
Involvement
The measure was considered positive.
Views and reactions
The government has designed and implemented this measure. There were no reactions to that.
Sectors and occupations
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This case is sector-specific (only public sector)
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Economic area
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Sector (NACE level 2)
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Q - Human Health And Social Work Activities
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Q86 Human health activities
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Q87 Residential care activities
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Q88 Social work activities without accommodation
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This case is occupation-specific
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Occupation (ISCO level 2)
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Health professionals
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Sources
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11 March 2020: Legislative Act “Emergency contingency measures to tackle the adverse effects of the outbreak of COVID 19 and to address the need to limit the spread of the virus”, Official Government Gazette A55, March 11, 2020.
(www.et.gr)
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05 April 2020: Koronovirus: On April 9th the Extraordinary Easter Gift to doctors and health worker
(www.news247.gr)
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06 April 2020: Provision of guidance for the implementation of the provisions of Article 4 of the Legislative Act of 30-3-2020 (Government Gazette 75A) " measures to address the coronavirus COVID 19 pandemic and other emergency provision
(www.uoa.gr)
