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ARTICLE · 23 OCTOBER 2025

Resignation Goes Digital: The New ERGANI II Rules Explained

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Recently,The Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Greece introduced a series of pivotal changes regarding the procedure for notifying a voluntary resignation in the ERGANI II Information System.

GreeceEmployment and HR
Alexandra Neco
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Recently,The Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Greece introduced a series of pivotal changes regarding the procedure for notifying a voluntary resignation in the ERGANI II Information System. These amendments, aimed to modernise and simplify the process of employment terminations reporting and verification in Greece.

The Changes in Brief

Under the revised provisions of Article 330 of the Labour Code (Presidential Decree 62/2025), several procedural and time-related aspects of voluntary resignations are updated to ensure faster, clearer, and more transparent communication between employers, employees, and the state.

The key changes include:

  1. A Reduced Period of Absence: An employee's unjustified absence from work for more than three (3) consecutive working days (previously five) may now be considered as a voluntary resignation, provided that an additional two (2) working days have passed following the employer's formal notification.

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