What is a digital work card and how is it applied?

Businesses - employers are obliged to have and operate an electronic system for measuring the working time of their employees, directly connected and interoperable, in real time, with the I.S. ΕΡΓΑΝΗ II.

The working time is measured using a digital work card. With its use, it is recorded in real time in the I.S. ΕΡΓΑΝΗ II any change concerning the working time of the employees, such as, in particular, the start and end time of the work, the break, the exceeding of the legal working hours and any kind of leave.

The data of the Digital Work Card are cross-checked with the data listed in the Detailed Periodic Declaration (APD) submitted by the company. It is possible the automated pre-completion of the APD. from the I.S. ΕΡΓΑΝΗ II based on the data entered using the Digital Work Card.

The Digital Work Card is used by the Labor Inspectorate to control the observance of business hours. If, during the on-site inspection in a company, it is found that the digital card of an employee is not activated, a fine of ten thousand five hundred (10,500) euros is imposed on the employer per employee who does not have an activated digital card. In the event that in three audits, within a period of twelve (12) months, the violation of the present is ascertained, a temporary cessation of operation of the company is imposed for a period of fifteen (15) days.