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GR-ii.1 Support scheme for establishments in the hotel trade in order to maintain employment
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3.2.1.GR-ii.1 Support scheme for establishments in the hotel trade in order to maintain employment


3.2.1.1. Target group

Hotels recruiting unemployed hotel personnel.

3.2.1.2. Legal basis

Law 1545/85, § 8, Sections 2 and 3.

3.2.1.3. Contents

Establishments in the hotel trade working on a seasonal basis that extend their opening period to the winter months (1 November to 28 February) are entitled to a grant of GRD 3,800 for each working day and each employee entitled to claim unemployment benefit. Of the conditions of eligibility for support under the programme, the following are the most important.

The establishment must:

  • - be located outside the Athens and Thessalonica administrative areas,
  • - have been approved by the National Tourism Office, and
  • - operate on a seasonal basis.

    The grants are paid as a lump sum at the end of the extended opening period of the establishment and may not exceed 25 days per month and 100 days per year for each employee.

    3.2.1.4. Financial resources

    OAED.

    3.2.1.5. Duration

    Unlimited.

    3.2.1.6. Effects

    (Source: OAED Employment Directorate)

    Year Number of persons Expenditure (in GRD)
    1996 1,320 63,395,000
    1997 1,096 48,820,800
    1998 1,092 71,907,600


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