Politis & Partners has significant experience advising domestic and international clients on the full spectrum of labour and employment law issues arising in Greece. Our Employment Law Practice provides strategic, business-oriented support to multinational groups, Greek companies, technology businesses, industrial employers, life sciences companies, renewable energy operators and high-growth businesses on complex employment, HR compliance and workforce restructuring matters.

We assist clients in designing and implementing practical solutions to employment issues that affect the efficiency, compliance and productivity of their workforce. Our work covers day-to-day employment advice, sensitive senior executive exits, employment aspects of corporate transactions and restructurings, internal labour regulations, HR policies, working time arrangements, Digital Employee Card implementation, managerial employee classification, whistleblowing and harassment matters, employee data protection, immigration and cross-border mobility.

The team regularly advises clients operating in highly regulated sectors, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, technology, industrial manufacturing, renewable energy, maritime and strategic communications. We combine technical employment law expertise with practical HR judgment, litigation and ADR capability, and GDPR/data protection know- how, enabling us to support clients in sensitive, complex and often cross-border workforce matters.

We offer clients a complete array of legal services relating to labour and employment law.

Our services include:

• Drafting, reviewing and updating employment agreements, executive employment agreements, consultancy arrangements, remote work documentation, confidentiality provisions and internal HR documentation.
• Advising on senior executive appointments, remuneration structures, bonus schemes, stock option plans and other employee incentive arrangements.
• Supporting employers on terminations, senior executive exits, settlement negotiations, alternative dispute resolution and employment-related litigation.
• Advising on Digital Employee Card implementation, working time, overtime, time- recording obligations, shift work, teleworking and managerial employee classification.
• Drafting and revising internal labour regulations, workplace policies, employee handbooks, whistleblowing policies, anti-harassment policies and compliance procedures.
• Advising on employment law, labour relations and regulatory compliance issues, including labour inspections and communications with competent authorities.
• Supporting employment aspects of M&A transactions, restructurings and post- acquisition integrations, including HR due diligence, collective employment issues, SPA risk allocation, indemnities and post-closing workforce integration.
• Advising on employee benefits, remuneration and workforce issues arising in corporate transactions, business reorganisations and operational restructurings.
• Advising on GDPR and employee data protection matters, including employee monitoring, HR data processing, offboarding, access requests and employment- related use of workplace technology and AI tools.
• Advising on whistleblowing, workplace harassment, internal investigations and sensitive employee complaints.
• Supporting cross-border employment, immigration, executive mobility and remote work arrangements.
• Representing clients in employment disputes, employee benefit litigation, labour inspectorate proceedings and alternative dispute resolution processes.