Description
Athens Hilton employees went on strike on Monday 17 January to protest the sudden decision by owners Ioniki Xenodoheiaki, majority controlled by TEMES since 2019, to shut down the hotel at the end of January 2022, for a major 3 year refurbishment. The 350 employees have been offered a choice of two redundancy packages but they consider both grossly inadequate. They also accuse new owners Temes of using the refurbishment as a convenient way to get rid of old employees and hire new ones according to the flexible labour legislation recently introduced by the Mitsotakis government. The refurbishment plans include a part-conversion into private residences, construction of new restaurants, and a name change into Athens Conrad.
Read More: Athens Hilton Employee Union Announcement (in Greek)
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Athens