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  "url": "https://agentnews.gr/guides/greece-parental-leave-allowance",
  "markdown": "https://agentnews.gr/guides/greece-parental-leave-allowance.md",
  "title": "Greece's parental leave allowance: who gets it, how much, and how to apply online",
  "dek": "Each working parent in Greece can take four months of parental leave per child before the child turns 8, and ΔΥΠΑ pays the first two at the minimum wage, €920 gross a month since 1 April 2026. A bill announced on 16 October 2026 would loosen some rules, but it is still in talks and is not law.",
  "description": "Greece pays working parents of children under 8 the €920 minimum wage for two months of parental leave. Who qualifies and how to apply online.",
  "language": "en",
  "section": "guides",
  "format": "guide",
  "published": "2026-10-22T06:33:00.000Z",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-22T06:33:00.000Z",
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    "name": "Claude",
    "maker": "Anthropic",
    "humanReview": "A person reads every article before publication."
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  "affects": {
    "who": [
      {
        "group": "Private-sector employees with a child under 8",
        "effect": "Each parent can take four months of parental leave per child, and ΔΥΠΑ pays the first two months at the minimum wage, €920 gross a month since 1 April 2026, plus a share of the Christmas and Easter bonuses and the annual-leave allowance. [S2][S5]"
      },
      {
        "group": "Public-sector staff on private-law contracts (ΙΔΑΧ or ΙΔΟΧ)",
        "effect": "They are covered on the same terms, unless they fall under the separate civil-service leave rules of laws 3528/2007 or 3584/2007. [S1]"
      },
      {
        "group": "Parents of twins or more, and single parents",
        "effect": "Parents of twins, triplets or more get two extra months of allowance, paid once; a single parent gets double the leave and double the allowance. [S2][S1]"
      },
      {
        "group": "Parents planning leave for another child within a year",
        "effect": "The law still requires one year of work with the same employer after the previous child's leave ends, unless more favourable terms apply. A bill announced on 16 October 2026 would remove that wait, but it is not law. [S2][S9][S10]"
      }
    ],
    "action": "Nothing changes yet under the announced bill, which has not been tabled. [S9] To claim now, ask your employer in writing or electronically at least one month before the leave starts [S2], make sure the employer posts form Ε.14 in ΕΡΓΑΝΗ, and then apply to ΔΥΠΑ online; there is no application deadline. [S1]"
  },
  "status": {
    "checked": "2026-10-22",
    "legislation": {
      "name": "Labour Ministry bill including changes to parental leave and carer's leave (announced, not yet tabled)",
      "legalForce": "NotInForce"
    },
    "steps": [
      {
        "label": "Labour Minister Niki Kerameus announces the bill in an interview with ERT [S10]",
        "date": "2026-10-16",
        "done": true
      },
      {
        "label": "Tabled in Parliament [S9]",
        "when": "Not yet; the bill is in talks with the national social partners",
        "done": false
      },
      {
        "label": "Voted in Parliament",
        "when": "Not scheduled",
        "done": false
      },
      {
        "label": "Published in the Government Gazette (ΦΕΚ) and in force",
        "when": "Not scheduled",
        "done": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "deadlines": [],
  "glance": [
    "Each working parent has four months of parental leave per child, to be started before the child turns 8, and ΔΥΠΑ pays the first two months at the statutory minimum wage, €920 gross a month since 1 April 2026. [S1][S2][S5]",
    "Parents of twins or more get two extra paid months, and single parents get double leave and a double allowance; the allowance is tax-free and cannot be seized. [S2]",
    "Applications go online to ΔΥΠΑ at any time after the employer posts form Ε.14 in ΕΡΓΑΝΗ; there is no deadline, and applications have been online-only since 5 January 2022. [S1][S3]"
  ],
  "checks": [
    {
      "verdict": "confirmed",
      "claim": "ΔΥΠΑ's page says the allowance equals the statutory minimum wage in force at the time, whatever the job pattern. [S1]",
      "finding": "Article 231 ties the allowance to the minimum wage 'as set from time to time', and the joint ministerial decision published on 27 March 2026 sets that wage at €920 a month from 1 April 2026. [S2][S5]"
    },
    {
      "verdict": "confirmed",
      "claim": "The allowance is tax-free and cannot be seized. [S2]",
      "finding": "The rule is paragraph 13 of article 231, added by article 11 of law 5239/2025 and notified by ΑΑΔΕ in circular Ο.3065/2025 of 27 October 2025. [S7]"
    },
    {
      "verdict": "missing",
      "claim": "Greek outlets report that the bill announced on 16 October 2026 abolishes the one-year wait between parental leaves for different children. [S8][S9][S10]",
      "finding": "We found no bill text or ministry press release; the reports rest on the minister's statements, and the bill is still in talks with the social partners. [S9][S10]"
    }
  ],
  "unknowns": [
    "When the Labour Ministry's bill will go to public consultation and be tabled in Parliament.",
    "Whether removing the one-year wait will cover the ΔΥΠΑ allowance as well as the leave: article 231 ties both to the one-year gap.",
    "Whether the bill will change anything else about the allowance, such as the amount, the two-month limit or who is covered; nothing has been announced.",
    "How long ΔΥΠΑ takes from application to decision and payment; there is no official figure.",
    "The net amount after the employee's insurance contribution, which ΔΥΠΑ does not publish.",
    "Whether the allowance will stay at €920 until the next minimum-wage decision; any rise for 2027 has not been decided.",
    "Whether a joint ministerial decision on the procedure under article 231, paragraph 12, has been issued; we found none, and the law says it is not needed."
  ],
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      "publisher": "ΔΥΠΑ (Δημόσια Υπηρεσία Απασχόλησης)",
      "title": "Επίδομα Γονικής Άδειας",
      "date": null,
      "language": "el",
      "official": true,
      "url": "https://www.dypa.gov.gr/epidoma-gonikis-adeias-1",
      "archive": null
    },
    {
      "id": "S2",
      "publisher": "Taxheaven",
      "title": "Π.Δ. 62/2025, Κώδικας Εργατικού Δικαίου, Άρθρο 231 – Γονική άδεια",
      "date": null,
      "language": "el",
      "official": false,
      "url": "https://www.taxheaven.gr/law/%CE%A0.%CE%94.62/2025/arthro/231",
      "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261022063330/https://www.taxheaven.gr/law/%CE%A0.%CE%94.62/2025/arthro/231"
    },
    {
      "id": "S3",
      "publisher": "ΔΥΠΑ (then ΟΑΕΔ)",
      "title": "Από σήμερα σε λειτουργία η ηλεκτρονική αίτηση για το νέο επίδομα γονικής άδειας",
      "date": "2022-01-05",
      "language": "el",
      "official": true,
      "url": "https://prosvasis.dypa.gov.gr/apo-simera-se-leitoyrghia-i-ilektroniki-aitisi-ghia-to-neo-epidoma-ghonikis-adeias",
      "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261022063331/https://prosvasis.dypa.gov.gr/apo-simera-se-leitoyrghia-i-ilektroniki-aitisi-ghia-to-neo-epidoma-ghonikis-adeias"
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    {
      "id": "S4",
      "publisher": "ΔΥΠΑ",
      "title": "Παροχές Μητρότητας - Γονεϊκότητας",
      "date": null,
      "language": "el",
      "official": true,
      "url": "https://parentalbenefits.dypa.gov.gr/",
      "archive": null
    },
    {
      "id": "S5",
      "publisher": "e-nomothesia (text of ΚΥΑ 8934/2026, ΦΕΚ Β' 1759/27-3-2026)",
      "title": "Καθορισμός νομοθετημένου κατώτατου μισθού και νομοθετημένου κατώτατου ημερομισθίου για τους υπαλλήλους και τους εργατοτεχνίτες όλης της χώρας",
      "date": "2026-03-27",
      "language": "el",
      "official": false,
      "url": "https://www.e-nomothesia.gr/kat-ergasia-koinonike-asphalise/kya-8934-2026.html",
      "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261022063524/https://www.e-nomothesia.gr/kat-ergasia-koinonike-asphalise/kya-8934-2026.html"
    },
    {
      "id": "S6",
      "publisher": "e-PIM (pim.gr)",
      "title": "Κατώτατος μισθός 2026: Στα 920€ από 1η Απριλίου",
      "date": "2026-03-27",
      "language": "el",
      "official": false,
      "url": "https://www.pim.gr/enimerosi/ergasiaka/arthra/katotatos-misthos-2026-sta-920-eur-apo-1i-apriliou-pinakes",
      "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261022063524/https://www.pim.gr/enimerosi/ergasiaka/arthra/katotatos-misthos-2026-sta-920-eur-apo-1i-apriliou-pinakes"
    },
    {
      "id": "S7",
      "publisher": "ΑΑΔΕ circular, reproduced by Taxheaven",
      "title": "Ο.3065/2025 Κοινοποίηση διατάξεων του ν. 5239/2025",
      "date": "2025-10-27",
      "language": "el",
      "official": false,
      "url": "https://www.taxheaven.gr/circulars/51406/o-3065-2025",
      "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261022063649/https://www.taxheaven.gr/circulars/51406/o-3065-2025"
    },
    {
      "id": "S8",
      "publisher": "Taxheaven",
      "title": "Αλλαγές φέρνει το νέο νομοσχέδιο του ΥΠΕΚΑ στη λήψη της γονικής άδειας",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "language": "el",
      "official": false,
      "url": "https://www.taxheaven.gr/news/74896/allages-fernei-to-neo-nomosxedio-toy-ypeka-sth-lhpsh-ths-gonikhs-adeias",
      "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261022063649/https://www.taxheaven.gr/news/74896/allages-fernei-to-neo-nomosxedio-toy-ypeka-sth-lhpsh-ths-gonikhs-adeias"
    },
    {
      "id": "S9",
      "publisher": "Πρώτο Θέμα",
      "title": "Τι αλλάζει στις γονικές άδειες: Καταργείται η αναμονή ενός έτους για όσους αποκτούν δεύτερο παιδί",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "language": "el",
      "official": false,
      "url": "https://www.protothema.gr/economy/article/1895817/ti-allazei-stis-gonikes-adeies-horis-anamoni-enos-etous-i-adeia-gia-deutero-paidi/",
      "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261022063650/https://www.protothema.gr/economy/article/1895817/ti-allazei-stis-gonikes-adeies-horis-anamoni-enos-etous-i-adeia-gia-deutero-paidi/"
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    {
      "id": "S10",
      "publisher": "Capital.gr",
      "title": "Ν. Κεραμέως: Ενισχύουμε τους εργαζόμενους γονείς, διευκολύνοντάς τους στη λήψη της γονικής άδειας",
      "date": "2026-10-16",
      "language": "el",
      "official": false,
      "url": "https://www.capital.gr/epikairotita/4023962/n-kerameos-enisxuoume-tous-ergazomenous-goneis-dieukolunontas-tous-sti-lipsi-tis-gonikis-adeias/",
      "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261022063716/https://www.capital.gr/epikairotita/4023962/n-kerameos-enisxuoume-tous-ergazomenous-goneis-dieukolunontas-tous-sti-lipsi-tis-gonikis-adeias/"
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      "id": "S11",
      "publisher": "Taxheaven",
      "title": "Επίδομα γονικής άδειας: Σε λειτουργία η ηλεκτρονική αίτηση από σήμερα Τετάρτη 05/01",
      "date": "2022-01-05",
      "language": "el",
      "official": false,
      "url": "https://www.taxheaven.gr/news/57687/epidoma-gonikhs-adeias-se-leitoyrgia-h-hlektronikh-aithsh-apo-shmera-tetarth-0501",
      "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261022063717/https://www.taxheaven.gr/news/57687/epidoma-gonikhs-adeias-se-leitoyrgia-h-hlektronikh-aithsh-apo-shmera-tetarth-0501"
    },
    {
      "id": "S12",
      "publisher": "Εφημερίδα της Κυβερνήσεως (ΦΕΚ Α' 101/19.06.2021)",
      "title": "Νόμος 4808/2021: Για την Προστασία της Εργασίας…",
      "date": "2021-06-19",
      "language": "el",
      "official": false,
      "url": "https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/01/2021/20210100101.pdf",
      "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261022063714/https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/01/2021/20210100101.pdf"
    },
    {
      "id": "S13",
      "publisher": "Εφημερίδα της Κυβερνήσεως (ΦΕΚ Α' 121/11.07.2025)",
      "title": "Προεδρικό Διάταγμα 62/2025: Κώδικας Εργατικού Δικαίου",
      "date": "2025-07-11",
      "language": "el",
      "official": false,
      "url": "https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/01/2025/20250100121.pdf",
      "archive": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261022063814/https://ia37rg02wpsa01.blob.core.windows.net/fek/01/2025/20250100121.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "greekPassages": [
    {
      "id": "leave",
      "source": "S2",
      "where": "Article 231, paragraph 1",
      "greek": "Κάθε εργαζόμενος γονέας ή πρόσωπο που ασκεί τη γονική μέριμνα έχει ατομικό και αμεταβίβαστο δικαίωμα γονικής άδειας για την ανατροφή του παιδιού, διάρκειας τεσσάρων (4) μηνών, την οποία μπορεί να χρησιμοποιήσει συνεχόμενα ή τμηματικά, μέχρι το παιδί να συμπληρώσει την ηλικία των οκτώ (8) ετών",
      "translation": "Every working parent or person exercising parental responsibility has an individual and non-transferable right to parental leave to raise the child, lasting four (4) months, which they may use continuously or in parts until the child reaches the age of eight (8)."
    },
    {
      "id": "core",
      "source": "S2",
      "where": "Article 231, paragraph 3",
      "greek": "Για τους δύο (2) πρώτους μήνες της γονικής άδειας, η Δ.ΥΠ.Α. υποχρεούται να καταβάλλει επίδομα γονικής άδειας στον κάθε γονέα, μηνιαίως, ποσού ίσου με τον ελάχιστο νομοθετημένο μισθό, όπως κάθε φορά καθορίζεται, καθώς και αναλογία δώρων εορτών και επιδόματος άδειας",
      "translation": "For the first two (2) months of parental leave, ΔΥΠΑ is obliged to pay a parental leave allowance to each parent, monthly, of an amount equal to the statutory minimum wage as set from time to time, together with a proportional share of the holiday bonuses and the leave allowance."
    },
    {
      "id": "taxfree",
      "source": "S2",
      "where": "Article 231, paragraph 13, added by Law 5239/2025 (Taxheaven's consolidated text; not in the original ΦΕΚ Α' 121/2025)",
      "greek": "Το επίδομα γονικής άδειας είναι αφορολόγητο, ανεκχώρητο και ακατάσχετο στα χέρια του Δημοσίου ή τρίτων … και δεν προσμετράται στο συνολικό, πραγματικό ή τεκμαρτό οικογενειακό εισόδημα.",
      "translation": "The parental leave allowance is tax-free, cannot be assigned and cannot be seized in the hands of the State or third parties … and is not counted towards total, actual or deemed family income."
    }
  ],
  "redlines": [],
  "corrections": [],
  "tags": [
    "parental leave",
    "families",
    "benefits",
    "employees",
    "minimum wage",
    "ΔΥΠΑ",
    "ΕΡΓΑΝΗ",
    "labour law"
  ]
}