Mandatory Diagnostic COVID-19 Testing For Private Sector Employees In Greece

Ministerial Decision Νο. 64232, published on 16 October 2021, regulates the process of mandatory diagnostic Covid-19 testing for private sector employees and sets out a new weekly declaration obligation for employers to monitor compliance with such measure.

Scope of application

With effect from 18 October 2021, the mandatory Covid-19 weekly testing applies to all employees of the private sector, including interns, who provide their services physically at the workplace, except for: (a) those who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (after lapse of 14 days from completion of the vaccination), (b) those who have been infected by Covid-19 within the last 6 months, and (c) employees subject to mandatory vaccination (unless officially exempted therefrom, in which case they also have to undergo Covid-19 testing to physically provide services).