Greece fans employees' fears

The Greek government plans to cut minimum wages and facilitate dismissals in a comprehensive labour market reform. This will only worsen the sense of insecurity among employees, writes the left-liberal daily Eleftherotypia: "The first cuts which have already been carried out (on salaries and pensions) affect above all public sector employees. Now comes the blow for those who work in the private sector. ... In the name of competitiveness the government has more than doubled the percentage of dismissals an employer is allowed to make (from two to five percent per month) and drastically reduced compensation for employees. Essentially the government is facilitating lay-offs at a time when all the forecasts coincide in that the unemployment figures will continue to rise. ... All this will increase insecurity and fear about the future. The social cocktail is gradually becoming explosive."

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