The Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Law of 2023 (Law 25(I)/2023) transposes into national law the EU Directive 2019/1152 and repeals the Information of Employees on the Terms of Employment Law of 2000 (Law 100 (Ι)/2000).
The Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Law of 2023 (Law 25(I)/2023) (the “New Law”) came into force this year and as of 13 April 2023 applies to all new and existing employment relationships aiming to improve working conditions by establishing new minimum rights to employees and new obligations to the employers.
The most significant change of the New Law is that the probation period is now clearly fixed to maximum 6 months for all existing and future employees, excluding Director/Executive positions. Employers cannot now extend the probation period up to 2 years as they were previously allowed under the Termination of Employment Law.
The New Law introduced various other changes, the most notable of which are:
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