With article 17 (Article 17. Abolition of the obligation to keep documents at the workplace \u2013 Amendment of par. 3 and 6 of article 572 of the Labour Law Code) of the new Law 5239\/2025, the Greek Labour Law Code is modernised, abolishing the obligation to keep paper documents at the workplace. See in detail which obligations no longer apply and what this means in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 17 of Law 5239\/2025<\/strong> amends article 572 of the Labour Law Code<\/strong>, introducing significant changes to the obligation to keep documents at the workplace<\/strong>. Under the new provisions, businesses are now released<\/strong> from the obligation to keep a series of paper documents at the workplace, as this information is now available electronically<\/strong>. Keeping the above documents was judged obsolete<\/strong>. This change is in line with the broader digital transformation of the labour market<\/strong> and the goal of simplifying procedures<\/strong> for businesses and employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This article is for information purposes only and does not replace specialised professional advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read also:<\/strong> Christmas bonus: when it is paid and how it is calculated<\/a> \u00b7 All types of parental leave, explained simply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Article 17 of Greek Law 5239\/2025 abolishes the obligation to keep paper documents at the workplace. Which documents are affected and what changes for employers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n
The aim of the provision, as the explanatory memorandum<\/strong> also notes, is to reduce the bureaucratic burden<\/strong> on businesses and to abolish obligations that have become obsolete<\/strong> due to the full digitalisation of employment procedures through the ERGANI II<\/strong> platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, the obligation is abolished for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udcbb Digitalisation and simplification for employers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
On the one hand, because of the digital organisation<\/strong> of work; on the other, because most businesses now keep these records centrally<\/strong> (e.g. at head office or in the cloud) rather than at each workplace separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n