A special court tasked with resolving pay and benefits issues involving jurists, prosecutors and investigative magistrates on Wednesday handed down a unanimous decision ruling against the reinstatement of the so-called 13th and 14th salaries.
The decision comes as public sector unions have filed lawsuits with the Council of State (CoS) also demanding the reinstatement of the two extra monthly salaries, which were among the first benefits cut during the first years of the Greek economic crisis and bailouts.
Private sector wage-earners in the country still receive the 13th and 14th salaries, i.e. half a month’s wages before Easter; another half-month in the summer and an entire extra month’s pay for the Christmas holidays.
The special court, called a “Misthodikeio”, is comprised of justices from the country’s three top courts: the Council of State, the Supreme Court and the Hellenic Court of Audit, and in some cases by law school professors.
