"INTELLECTUAL WORK"/NON-MANUAL WORK
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| PNEVMATIKÍ ERGASÍA πνευματικέ εργασία "INTELLECTUAL WORK"/NON-MANUAL WORK |
Term used to refer to work demanding predominantly mental effort, including secretarial work and the work of university graduates and white-collar workers. Traditionally, it is contrasted with the physical activity which is considered to be characteristic of manual workers . This distinction is now outdated, although it still exists in certain provisions of Greek labour law.
Please note: the European industrial relations glossaries were compiled between 1991 and 2003 and are not updated. For current material see the European industrial relations dictionary.
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