Retrospective Compensation Confirmed by Court for Overnight Hours for Greek Armed Forces
In May 2017, the Hellenic Ministry of National Defence, issued a Law [Article 127 4472/2017] concerning military salaries, including the overnight working hours compensation of the armed forces personnel. The aforementioned compensation was never given and therefore, in 2019 the Board of PFEARFU decided to undertake court action. The first positive …
EUROMIL Holds 124th Presidium Meeting
EUROMIL’s 124th Presidium meeting took place on 22 October 2021 in Athens, Greece hosted by member association, PFEARFU. The meeting was the first Presidium meeting to take place offline since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was opened by EUROMIL President, Emmanuel Jacob and included key-note speakers President …
‘Strengthening & Defending Trade Union Rights in the Public Sector’ – First regional meeting in EPSU, EUROMIL & EuroCOP joint project
The first regional meeting of the EPSU, EUROMIL and EuroCOP project on strengthening and defending trade union rights in the public sector took place on 14 and 15 September 2021. The meeting assessed the current state of play, in particular regarding the transposition of the Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions …
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Mandatory Vaccinations PFEARFU, expresses its concern about the decision of the Military Leadership to call the military personnel of the Armed Forces to decide on the implementation of provisions of the Legislation, regarding the obligation of vaccination against the COVID-19 pandemic and their possible involvement. Specifically the personnel of the …
Transposition of the Whistleblower Protection Directive: Experiences from Greece
Whistleblowers play a democratic role in our society by reporting or disclosing information on a threat or harm to the public interest in the context of their work-based relationship, whether in the public or private sector. Protecting them is a matter of fundamental rights because it is based on freedom …
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Justice for Healthcare Staff PFEARFU welcomes the response of the Ministries of Finance, National Defense and Health to the Federation’s relevant proposals for the inclusion of the staff of the Military Hospitals of the Army Share Fund Nursing Institution (NIMITZ) and the 251 General Aviation Hospital in the beneficiaries’ category, …
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EUROMIL Greek member association PFEARFU shares its latest updates below. PFEARFU & the Greek Cyber Crime Division of the Hellenic Police reaffirm that security stems from knowledge On Saturday, April 10, 2021, PFEARFU and the Greek Cyber Crime Division of the Hellenic Police held an online event, with the latter …
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PFEARFU Secretariat for Gender Equality: Break the Silence – Speak Up, No Tolerance of Gender Violence PFEARFU released an announcement on the 17th of January, 2021 in support of the famous Greek athlete Ms. Sofia Bekatorou’s testimony of the sexual abuse she went through as a sailing champion, at an …
Military Salaries and Pensions in Greece
Abstract – EUROMILs Greek member association, PFEARFU, welcomes the decision of the Minister of National Defence who decided the salary restoration of a specific category of NCOs. This proposal was one of the main positions of PFEARFU. Furthermore, PFEARFU, in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and the social security …
Military Pensions in Greece
Abstract – A delegation of PFEARFU held a meeting with officials of the Hellenic Social Security Institution in order to be informed about the process of issuing military pensions. Following a proposal of PFEARFU, for a few months now, specialized military personnel have been seconded there, to facilitate the process …