摘要：The paper explores the flexibility and informality in the Greek labour market during the pre-crisis period. This issue is still very controversial in Greece when the high unemployment in the years of prosperity (the period of 2006-2007) is taken into consideration. The main query is whether the Greek labour market was flexible enough, according to international standards, in the prosperous years and reforms were not necessary. According to OECD statistics, Greece has one of the highest percentages in self and family employment (which inflates informal employment) as well as one of the lowest percentages in part-time employment (as are other southern European Union countries). Finally, this study focuses on labour reforms, such as laws on employment protection legislation and minimum wages which have taken place during the recent economic recession (2009 till present) and discusses whether Greece’s labour market can become more competitive.
关键词：Industrial relations; labour flexibility; informal employment; Greece
