FAVOURABILITY PRINCIPLE
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| ARKHÍ EVNOIKÓTERIS RÝTHMISIS αρχέ ευνοικότερηζ ρύθμισηζ FAVOURABILITY PRINCIPLE |
Principle which governs the relation between a collective agreement and the individual contract of employment: if terms and conditions in the individual contract are more favourable to the employee than the provisions of the relevant collective agreement, then the former prevail. The normative provisions of collective agreements are intended to serve as minimum levels of protection. This principle is guaranteed by the Civil Code (Article 680) and Law 1876/1990 (Article 7(2)).
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