Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Greece: parliament adopts 13-hour working day Greece: parliament adopts 13-hour working day Greece’s parliament approved a bill to liberalise labour rules on 16 October. The legislation allows employers to hire more easily, expands overtime, and permits working days of up to 13 hours with the same employer. It also enables the splitting of annual paid leave and gives parents the option to work a four-day week. By Nathalie Tran. Published on 21 October 2025 à 16h02 - Update on 21 October 2025 à 16h03 Resources On 16 October, the Greek parliament adopted in plenary session the bill entitled ‘Fair Work for All’, by 158 votes to 109. The text, which aims to “respond to the needs and challenges of the labour market” and to “protect and ease the lives of workers and businesses”,… Nathalie Tran Working time Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.InstagramThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels