OAED

OAED's role

The operation of OAED is based on the following three pillars: (i) promotion to employment; (ii) unemployment insurance and social protection of maternity and family; and (iii) vocational education and training.

OAED is the public authority and central body managing:

Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) for halting unemployment, promoting employment and vocational training for both unemployed and employed people.

Passive Labour Market Policies (PLMPs) with regard to measures for unemployment insurance (regular unemployment benefit) and other social protection benefits and allowances (maternity allowance, OAED day nurseries).

Active Labour Market Policies for initial vocational education combined with on-the-job training (Apprenticeship system).

OAED΄s main policy axes can be summarized as follows:

Promotion of Employment through programmes aiming to reduce (a) labour costs (wages and salaries), (b) non-wage labour costs, by subsidizing social security contributions, by facilitating transition to employment, with emphasis on population groups most severely affected by unemployment, as well as on vulnerable population groups.

Co-operation with social and local bodies within the framework of local employment programmes, in which the local Public Employment Services (KPA2) play a central role.

Counselling Services.

Promotion of employees’ and employers’ adaptability in conjunction with employment retention.

Implementation of the Dual System of Vocational Education and Training (i.e. Apprenticeship) at the OAED Apprenticeship Vocational Education Schools’ (EPAS).

Operation of day nurseries.

Matching labour supply and demand with the support of Employment Counsellors and online, through the new OAED portal.

EURES network for matching labour supply and demand at European level.

Summary of services provided by OAED

OAED’s services and activities can be divided into the following categories:

Registration with OAED (Unemployment Register; Register for Natural Persons/Employees; Employers/Companies; Providers; Students)

Employment Counselling Services (Personalised Approach; Career Guidance and Re-orientation; Counselling on Job Search Techniques; Entrepreneurial Counselling)

EURES – Employment in Europe

Employment Programmes

Vocational Training

Benefits and Allowances (Unemployment Benefits, Maternity Allowances, other benefits, Subsidy for New Labour Market Entrants, Optional Insurance/Healthcare, Student Allowances)

Social benefits (Social Tourism, Summer Camp Programme, Day Nurseries, Housing Policy)

Vocational Education and Training (EPAS, ΙΕΚ)

Initiatives / Collaborations of OAED with various Bodies/Services.

Moreover, OAED provides its services to the following categories of citizens and entitites: 

Unemployed people

Employers / Companies

Natural persons / Employees

Providers

Sectoral Organizations / Social Partners / First- and second-degree Local Authorities (i.e. Municipalities and Regions) etc.

Students / Trainees.

Labour Employment Office (OAED)

Insurance Directorate

Department of Bilateral Agreements and Implementation of Community Regulations

Εθνικής Αντίστασης 8/Ethnikis Antistasis 8

17342 Άνω Καλαμάκι/Ano Kalamaki

ΕΛΛΑΔΑ/GREECE

Tel.: 11320 (Call Center)

FAQs: http://www.oaed.gr/sychnes-eroteseis-epidomata-paroches

Website: http://www.oaed.gr/