GREECE Law and Practice Contributed by: Semina Zavitsanou, Yannis Ragos, Maria Siraga and Panagiota Kelali, POTAMITISVEKRIS
8.4 Criminal Cases In general, Greek criminal legislation provides for a reporting obligation in the case of serious criminal offences (felonies). As concerns the IRO’s obligation to report a crime, see 2.2. Communication to Authori- ties . From an employment law perspective, the only case where the employer is not obliged to pay statutory severance is when an employee has committed a criminal offence and the employer has filed criminal charges against the employee before termination. 8.5 Multi-Jurisdictional HR Internal Investigations In multi-jurisdictional HR internal investigation cases there are no special procedures that shall be followed; the rules applied depend mainly on the employer’s respective policies.
Articles 34–57 GLC establish a protective framework for the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of sex, setting out, inter alia, that men and women are entitled to equal pay for the same work or for work of equal value. Τhe termination of an employment agreement is null and void if it is the result of discrimination on grounds of gender, race, skin colour, political ideology, religious or philosophical beliefs, ancestral origin, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, identity or gen - der characteristics, disability or participation in a trade union (Article 350 GLL). As concerns bullying and/or mobbing, see 8.2. Sexual Harassment and/or Violence .
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