Hiring employees in Greece
Are you in the process of expanding your business to Greece? An important part of building any company is to find the right employees local to your operation. However, the process of Greece recruitment can be challenging, with the country’s strict labor regulations, customs, and language.
At Horizons, our global expansion consultants will assist you throughout the recruitment process with consultancy and outsourcing to manage your hiring in Greece for you. With our help, you can find, hire, and onboard employees in Greece and stay fully compliant with the country’s laws, even if you don’t have a Greek entity.
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Greece hiring guide
How to find and recruit staff in Greece
Laws governing hiring in Greece
As is the case in most developed countries, Greece has extensive legislation protecting employees and job candidates from various types of discrimination. This includes age, gender, religion, disabilities, sexual orientation, and several more examples.
Greece recruitment is also governed by data-protection laws, such as a law prohibiting the storage and sharing of personal data that is not directly relevant to a position.
It is very important that you adhere to hiring laws when recruiting in Greece. Failure to follow them can result in disputes and legal action, so always be careful when communicating, interviewing, and hiring new employees, or outsource your recruitment to the experts at Horizons.
Onboarding staff in Greece
As an employer in Greece, you can onboard your employees in whatever way you think is most suitable, providing that it does not conflict with workers’ rights. For example, some companies choose to provide training via mentorship and others may run specific training sessions for the first few days or weeks when hiring for specialized roles.
Overall, the most important thing is to ensure your new recruits are comfortable, informed, and sufficiently trained to perform their job independently. We recommend always writing up a detailed and formal contract of employment for every worker and going through the specific terms with them early on to avoid any disputes in the future.
