Exhausted employees don’t want it – so why has Greece introduced a 13-hour work day?

By Elena Papagiannaki, Lecturer in Economics, Edinburgh Napier University

The Greek government has passed a law allowing private employers to extend shifts to 13 hours per day, framed in terms of “flexibility” and “growth”. It’s marketed as voluntary and fairly paid, but effectively it dismantles the standard eight-hour day, despite survey data showing workers overwhelmingly oppose it.

But while critics question its legality, technically it does comply with the European Union’s working time directive. For many, especially in hospitality, it simply formalises what already…

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