{"id":6564,"date":"2022-04-07T09:15:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T08:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=6564"},"modified":"2022-04-07T10:17:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T09:17:05","slug":"greek-banking-unions-make-key-gains-in-new-sectoral-agreement","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/greek-banking-unions-make-key-gains-in-new-sectoral-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek banking unions make key gains in new sectoral agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UNI Global Union affiliate, the Greek Federation\u00a0of Bank Employee\u00a0Unions\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.otoe.gr\/\">OTOE<\/a>), has achieved a new sector-wide agreement with Greek banks that includes a pay rise of 5.5 per cent as well as a commitment to safeguard jobs and an outline for remote working.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PRESS-Sectoral-Collective-Agreement-OTOE-Greek-Banks.pdf\">In a statement by the union<\/a> on 4 April, OTOE President, <strong>Giorgos Motsios<\/strong>, said:<\/p>\r\n<p><em>&#8220;Under the present circumstances of intense uncertainty, instability, questioning and attacks on the role of collective agreements, OTOE has succeeded in concluding a three-year term national sectoral agreement which protects jobs, increases salaries by 5.5 per cent and establishes a framework for regulating remote work, further enhancing safety, protection and perspectives for the workers in the sector. OTOE is sending a message of optimism, confidence and perspective with wider social and political implications.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>The deal, which was signed on 1 April 2022 and approved by the General Council of OTOE, comes after three months of difficult negotiations. It is the only national collective agreement that includes a clause to protect workers against redundancies. The main achievements of the agreement are:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>A significant strengthening of the clause on Employment Protection: &#8220;The parties confirm their will to protect jobs in the sector for the next three years. Employers shall take reasonable measures to prevent redundancies for economic\/financial reasons&#8221;.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Increase in salaries by 5.5 per cent in the next three years.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Introduces a basic salary (entry salary) which will exceed 1,000 euros \u2013 a first for a sectoral collective agreement of such range in Greece.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The first remote work framework, including the right to disconnect, in a national sectoral collective agreement in Greece. The 15-point framework provides a basis for further improvements and specifications at company level.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Improved and codified conditions for granting annual leave.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Continued financial support by employers for research and training activities, as well as for cultural and sport activities for workers in the sector.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Angelo Di Cristo<\/strong>, Head of UNI\u2019s Finance sector, was in the Greek capital acknowledged OTOE\u2019s win saying:<\/p>\r\n<p><em>&#8220;OTOE showed the determination to defend the institution of national sectoral collective agreements, so that workers have a satisfactory, fair and decent working conditions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNI Global Union affiliate, the Greek Federation\u00a0of Bank Employee\u00a0Unions\u00a0(OTOE), has achieved a new sector-wide agreement with Greek banks that includes a pay rise of 5.5 per cent as well as a commitment to safeguard jobs and an outline for remote working. In a statement by the union on 4 April, OTOE President, Giorgos Motsios, said:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":6566,"template":"","categories":[],"global-issues":[],"sectors":[13],"cross-sector-groups":[24],"workers-rights":[],"regions":[84],"topics":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Greek banking unions make key gains in new sectoral agreement<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/greek-banking-unions-make-key-gains-in-new-sectoral-agreement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Greek banking unions make key gains in new sectoral agreement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UNI Global Union affiliate, the Greek Federation\u00a0of Bank Employee\u00a0Unions\u00a0(OTOE), has achieved a new sector-wide agreement with Greek banks that includes a pay rise of 5.5 per cent as well as a commitment to safeguard jobs and an outline for remote working. 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