Only distressed households in Greece, as defined by objective economic criteria, will be eligible for an extra end-of-the-year monthly welfare payment. At last estimate, eligible households are calculated at more than 256,000.
Meanwhile, the relevant labor ministry announced that for wage-earners temporarily laid-off due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the so-called "14th monthly salary" will be calculated on a 534-euro monthly subsidy paid by the state, and not on the wage-earner's normal remuneration.
The end-of-the-year "holiday bonus" is paid by employers to private-sector wage-earners.
Additionally, employers will cover only the period between May and December in which employees were on the payroll and not on temporary Covid-19-related layoff.
