Fotis Bregiannis

Fotis is an associate at the Firm and a member of the Employment team.

He advises on a wide range of employment law matters, including documenting employment contracts for all levels of personnel. Fotis advises on compliance with the complex employment legislation and regulations imposed on employers and their employees and managing the associated risks. 

Fotis also advises on terms and conditions of employment, employment related policies, recruitment and dismissals, as well as remuneration, pensions and benefits packages and social security issues. He participates in employment due diligence in the context of financial, corporate and commercial transactions. 

Prior to joining the firm, Fotis acted was in-house counsel in Employment and International Labor Relations at a leading global transport and logistics company. He also trained with Bernitsas.

Fotis holds a Degree in Law and an LLM in Labor Law from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and an LLM in Labor Law and Employment Relations from Tilburg University. He is currently a PhD Candidate in European Labor Law at Université Catholique de Louvain, where he also served as a PhD Researcher between 2017-2022. Fotis is admitted to the Athens Bar (2016).

News
Employment Briefing July 2026
Jul 2026

Law 5316/2026 – other amendments

Law 5316/2026 was voted by the Greek Parliament on 2 July 2026 and transposes Directive (EU) 2023/970 into Greek law by amending several Articles of the Greek Labor Code. The aim of this Briefing is to present the other amendments introduced by the Law to the Greek Labor Code on employment and pension matters, independent of the provisions concerning the transposition of the Directive, and specifically to provide an overview of the Articles in Parts B and C of the Law, which took effect on 6 July 2026.

Employment Briefing: Special Edition
Jul 2026

Law 5316/2026 on pay transparency and equal pay

Law 5316/2026 was voted by the Greek Parliament on 2 July 2026. It transposes Directive (EU) 2023/970 into Greek law by amending several Articles of the Greek Labor Code. The purpose of the Directive is to eliminate the gender pay gap for equal work or work of equal value, create transparent conditions for pay determination and progression, strengthen enforcement mechanisms and ensure access to effective remedies and restoration for affected workers.

Employment Briefing February 2026
Feb 2026

EU Pay Transparency Directive

EU Directive 2023/970 of the European Parliament and the Council entered into force on 10 May 2023 and introduces provisions to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and reinforced enforcement mechanisms. 

People Employment
Dec 2025

Action Plan for promoting collective bargaining in Greece (2026-2030)

The Action Plan for Promoting Collective Bargaining in Greece (2026-2030), effective as of 1 January 2026, for a period of five years, was officially published on 17 December 2025. Within that Action Plan, the Government records and reproduces the full text of a ‘Social Agreement for the Strengthening of Collective Labour Agreements’. The Action Plan is expressly framed as part of Greece’s implementation of the EU policy on collective bargaining.

Employment Law Briefing
Dec 2025

Law 5239/2025 on fair work for all: simplifying legislation – supporting workers – protection in practice

This Briefing provides an overview of the new Law 5239/2025 entitled Fair Work for All: Simplifying Legislation – Supporting Workers – Protection in Practice (the Law) which among others amends the Labor Code1 by introducing significant reforms regarding working hours, overtime and flexible/rotational/part-time work arrangements.