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The action plan on employment

30/07/2003 16:03
The “National Action Plan for Employment – 2003”, will be presented at a special event in the Zappeion on Wednesday morning.

According to information, the National Action Plan will foresee, among other things, the instituting of part time employment in the Public sector and the extension of the maximum age of employment, beyond pension age.

Specifically, the path is opening for the permanency of those working at the KEP (Center for Service to Citizens) under contracts. As mentioned in a “Ta Nea” newspaper publication, deputy Minister of the Interior Nikos Bistis stressed that through ASEP (Supreme Council for Personnel Selection), 3500 positions for permanent employees will be announced, for the 1000 KEP to be functioning all over the country by the end of the year.

Meanwhile, Minister of Development Akis Tsochatzopoulos announced on Tuesday the creation of 2,972 employment positions in DEI (Public Power Corporation). In fact he announced that a proclamation will be made in September, for permanent and seasonal staff in the Florina and Kozani units.

On the same day, Dimitris Reppas greenlighted the employment of 8000 individuals in major technical works. The OAED (Greek Manpower Employment Organization) programmes will cost 41 million euro and will be completed by the end of August.

Respectively, programmes for the employment of 5000 unemployed individuals in manufacture and tourism enterprises will be materialized in the Peloponnisos District.

“Pre-electoral trade of hope for the unemployed” of part time employment, was the accusal of the entire opposition against the government on Tuesday in Parliament, while New Democracy asked that an election by name be held on the related bill on Wednesday.

At the same time, with an addendum made by deputy Minister of the Interior Nikos Bistis, individuals who are unemployed due to mass lay offs will have priority in covering the positions of part time employment in the public sector.

The opposition made mention of a “pre-electoral firework” and that “people are being hired by circumventing ASEP.