At half past five in the afternoon, there was a sudden commotion in the office. Immediately after that, the head of the human resources department began to clap his hands vigorously and urged loudly: "Hurry up, hurry up, employees." Hearing such an order, everyone began to pack up their things, hung up *** Seeing that there were still colleagues laughing, HR hurriedly added: "It's not a joke, hurry up and leave the company building!."”
In the chaos, hundreds of employees swiped their cards and left. HR walked behind me and said with a smile, "Scared, huh?"It's okay, you'll get used to it quickly. Then he came over and told me mysteriously, "We received news that someone from the union was coming to the neighborhood to check on the overtime." So, before 6 o'clock, everyone has to leave the company, otherwise if they are caught, one person will be fined 1,000 euros, and both the employee and the boss will receive a warning letter. ”
While there are many other companies nearby, HR stresses that unions don't necessarily have to come to Deloitte. It is even possible that it will not come at all. Trade unions in Greece are strictly regulated and do not allow unreported overtime. According to colleagues, they also check the company's card records from time to time to see if there are any overtime practices that exceed the contracted hours.
I walked out of the company building, looked at the busy crowd around me, and couldn't help but sigh: this is not only an unexpected off-duty, but also a deep understanding of the strict management of the trade union.