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Temporary Employee Procedures Information

Here you will find the basic procedures and general information that anyone undertaking a Temporary Assignment with Randstad should know, to ensure a successful and fruitful cooperation.

The Recruitment Process

The recruitment process is divided into two basic stages for temporary employees on Randstad payroll.
Firstly, Randstad requires the employee to bring all of the following official documents at the time of recruitment:

Police Identification Card
Tax Office document with your Tax number
Social Security AMKA number
Copy of your University Degree
Marriage Certificate or Birth Certificate (if required)

Temp employees may be required to submit other documents depending on their specialization, such as driver' s license or declaration of social security insurance stamps and certificate of employment from previous employers to recognize previous work experience.

All of the above documents are required to be submitted to Randstad at the recruitment stage and copies of these documents will be kept by Randstad in each employees file.

The second and final stage of the recruitment process requires the Temporary Employee to sign and complete the documents below:

Employee Personal Data Form
OAED form
2 copies of the Employment Contract.

Copies of the above documents will also be kept at Randstad offices in the employee' s file. All temporary employees will be given 1 original copy of their employment contract as required by the Greek law.

The Payroll Process

After completion of the recruitment process, each temporary employee will be given a monthly time sheet by their Randstad consultant. This time sheet must be completed and signed by both the employee and by the company representative where they are offering their services. The timesheet must be sent to Randstad by fax or email by the following dates:

Employees paid by the month:
On the 23rd of every month the timesheet must be submitted to Randstad. The timesheet must be completed up to the 22nd of the month. Salary is always executed and deposited on the last working day of the month. If there are any differences in working hours or days between the 23rd and 31st days of the month, these differences will be settled the following month.

For Example: Let' s assume that your first day is the 1st July for this example. For the accurate execution of your salary, Randstad must have received your time sheet by the 23 July, and it must be completed for the days 1st - 22nd of July. Your monthly salary will be paid into your account on the 31 July and will refer to the full month of July. Should there be any alterations in working hours, days etc between 23rd and 31st July, which result a difference in pay, this difference will be settled in the month of August.

Employees paid by the hour:
On the 1st day of every month, temporary employee' s must complete the timesheet for the whole of the previous month. Payment in this instance will be completed on the 5th day of the following month.

At the completion of the payroll process, Randstad will forward to each temporary employee a payslip (receipt) with analytical breakdown of their salary as per the Greek Law.

Should an employee require further details or information regarding that month' s salary or any labour law issues relating to their employment, they can contact the Payroll Department on +30 210 6770523 from Monday to Friday between 09:00 to 17:00 or by email on payroll@randstad.gr

Payment of your salary

Your salary will be paid into your account on programmed dates via Alpha Bank. In the case where the temporary employee does not have a bank account with Alpha Bank, then Randstad will provide the employee with the appropriate bank declaration to open an account.

Payment of Sick Leave

In the case where the temporary employee is sick, they should contact their direct supervisor at the company they are offering their services as soon as possible. Employees are also required to submit with their timesheets their IKA doctors certificates or Public hospital doctors certificates (note: only hospital certificates from public hospitals are accepted). In the case where the sick leave is more than three days, then the previously mentioned certificates must be forwarded to Randstad as early as possible to enable Randstad to complete the necessary procedures as required by IKA.

Leave with Pay

As per the Greek Labour law, all employees are entitled to leave with pay depending on the duration of their employment. Each employee may be informed of the number of leave days accrued by the Payroll department by telephone on 210 6770523 or by email payroll@randstad.gr. Please note that leave requests must be approved by the company at which the employee is offering their services and never by Randstad. The employee must state any days taken as paid leave on their timesheet so that their entitlements are updated and recorded.