Hire Skilled International Workers Across All Industries in Greece

Looking for a trusted Recruitment Agency in Greece? AtoZ Serwis Plus is an international recruitment and manpower agency helping Greek employers across tourism and hospitality, agriculture, construction, shipping, logistics, manufacturing, and care services hire top international talent quickly, legally, and cost-effectively. Since 2009, we have been connecting employers in Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Rhodes, Patras, and every Greek region with verified workers from Asia, the Balkans, Africa, and EU countries.

Greece has just rebuilt its hiring machinery. Law 5275/2026, in force since February 2026, unified residence and work into a single Type E.4 permit — and, crucially, lets the worker start the job as soon as the permit application is submitted, without waiting for the card. Permits now run three years instead of two, seasonal stays stretch to nine months, and the whole system still turns on the biennial metaklisi quotas that decide how many invitations each region and occupation gets. As a full-service staffing agency and overseas manpower recruitment partner, we run that machinery for you, end to end.

Whether you need a hotel brigade for a Cretan resort, harvest crews for the Peloponnese, welders for a shipyard supplier, or caregivers for Greek families, AtoZ Serwis Plus delivers reliable, compliant, and scalable recruitment solutions tailored to your business goals and Greek work permit requirements. Ready to start hiring? Register as an employer and tell us about your first vacancy today.

Why Greece Needs International Workers More Than Ever

Greece's recovery runs on sectors that cannot staff themselves: record-breaking tourism from the islands to Athens, an export agriculture that harvests by hand, construction rebuilding cities and infrastructure, the world's largest shipping cluster, and families seeking carers for an ageing society. The state's answer is a structured invitation system — and, since February 2026, a dramatically faster one.

The invitation logic first. For dependent employment, seasonal agricultural work, and fishing crews, hiring a non-EU worker requires a position foreseen in the metaklisi quotas — the joint ministerial decision issued every two years that fixes numbers by region and specialty. The employer files an electronic authorisation with the Decentralised Administration (a €200 fee and a contract of at least six months for standard hires), the approved worker obtains a Type D visa at the Greek consulate, and after entry submits the single permit application. Under Law 5275/2026, that submission certificate itself confers the right to work — no more months of waiting — while the E.4 card that follows is now valid for three years and renewable in five-year periods. The statutory issuance target is 90 days, realistic end-to-end timelines run three to six months, and quota exhaustion in a region simply queues the file for the next biennial round.

Around the quota sit the lanes that skip it. The EU Blue Card — quota-exempt, now three years' validity, with a 2026 salary threshold of €39,888 gross per year — alongside intra-company transfers and strategic-investment fast tracks that can prioritise up to 500 employees per project. Seasonal permits for agriculture, tourism, and hospitality now allow up to nine months' stay in any twelve, up from six. And the wage floor every offer must respect rose again: Greece's minimum wage increased to €920 per month from 1 April 2026 (from €880), the sixth increase in four years, on a stated path toward €950 — with statutory seniority increments on top for experienced workers.

This is why a growing number of Greek employers now work with specialised foreign workers recruitment agencies and manpower agencies in Greece such as AtoZ Serwis Plus — bringing quota strategy, authorisation-file discipline, industry-specific screening, and global reach that internal HR teams struggle to match alone.

Why Choose AtoZ Serwis Plus as Your Greek Recruitment Partner

We are a focused multi-industry hiring company and international staffing agency working across tourism and hospitality, agriculture, construction, shipping and maritime services, logistics, manufacturing, care services, and skilled trades. Our recruiters genuinely understand the differences among hotel brigades, harvest crews, welders, drivers, and caregivers — and what Greek employers, the Decentralised Administrations, and consulates expect for each of them.

What Sets Us Apart

• Specialist knowledge of the metaklisi quota system and the new Law 5275/2026 procedures
• 17+ years of international recruitment experience since 2009
• Global talent reach across more than 50 countries
• Full compliance with GDPR, the €920 minimum wage, and Greek labour standards
• End-to-end support from sourcing to onboarding
• Work-on-submission planning that puts people on shift months earlier
• Quota-exempt strategies through the Blue Card and investment fast tracks
• Transparent process with clear communication at every stage
• Strategic partnership focused on long-term workforce planning

We see our role as more than sending CVs — it is being your strategic talent partner, understanding your Greek business, evaluating candidates against real-world criteria, and delivering workers matched to your operational needs and workplace culture.

Top Benefits of Hiring Through a Recruitment Agency in Greece

1. Access to a Pre-Vetted Global Talent Pool

We maintain a global database of qualified candidates already screened for skills, experience, language ability, and Greek permit eligibility. You skip the slow sourcing phase and move straight to interviewing the strongest profiles.

2. Faster Time-to-Hire

The new law rewards preparation: with the authorisation approved, the visa issued, and the single-permit file complete, your worker starts on the day of submission. Our sequencing is built around exactly that moment.

3. Reduced Hiring Risk

Bad hires waste resources, delay seasons, and damage reputations. Our deep screening, practical assessments, language verification, and reference checks dramatically reduce the chance of a wrong hire in your Greek operation.

4. Lower Total Recruitment Costs

When you factor in HR time, job board fees, interview hours, quota misreads, and refused files, working with a recruitment agency in Greece often saves money compared to hiring alone.

5. Compliance and Legal Protection

Hiring international workers in Greece involves quota verification by region and specialty, employer tax-clearance and financial-capacity checks, the €920 wage floor with seniority increments, six-month minimum contracts, and renewal deadlines with late fines. We handle all of this professionally.

6. Market Intelligence and Insights

We share Greek wage benchmarks, quota status by region, biennial decision updates, and emerging skill demands that help you make smarter hiring and compensation decisions.

Complete Range of Recruitment Services We Offer in Greece

Core Recruitment Services

• Permanent placement for full-time strategic hires in any industry
• Seasonal campaign hiring for tourism and agriculture within the nine-month rules
• Quota-based dependent employment hiring under the metaklisi system
• Executive search and headhunter services for senior management roles
• Bulk hiring for hotels, farms, sites, and processing operations
• Care worker placement for families and care providers
• Try-before-you-hire arrangements
• Quota-exempt specialist hiring via the EU Blue Card and investment fast tracks

Additional Support Services

We also provide comprehensive support including practical screening, qualification verification, English and Greek language assessment, workplace health and safety (EU OSH) training checks, reference and background verification, employer authorisation filings with the Decentralised Administration, Type D visa coordination, single-permit submissions timed for immediate work rights, renewal management ahead of the two-month deadline, relocation assistance, accommodation guidance, and onboarding integration.

Roles We Recruit For Across Greece

We hire workers at every level and specialisation, including hotel housekeepers, chefs, cooks, waiters, and resort staff, harvest and greenhouse crews, olive and fruit pickers, livestock workers, construction tradespeople (masons, carpenters, electricians, scaffolders), welders and metalworkers, HGV drivers, warehouse operatives, food-processing staff, family caregivers and care assistants, deckhands and fishing crews, facility services staff, and supervisors for Greek companies.

Industries We Serve Across Greece

Our Proven End-to-End Recruitment Process

Step 1: Detailed Requirement Analysis

We start with a deep discovery conversation to understand your Greek business, sector, seasons, and accommodation arrangements — and whether your role sits inside the current quota for your region or in a quota-exempt lane. You can contact our recruitment specialists at any time to schedule this free consultation.

Step 2: Strategic Talent Sourcing

We launch a multi-channel sourcing strategy combining our proprietary database, professional networks, and international markets across Asia, the Balkans, and Africa — plus EU candidates for permit-free starts.

Step 3: Comprehensive Screening

Every candidate is reviewed for credentials, practical skills, work history at recognised companies, and proven track records in similar environments.

Step 4: Practical Interviews and Assessments

We conduct structured interviews including practical kitchen, field, and trade tests, English and basic Greek checks where relevant, safety scenario discussions, and role-specific evaluations.

Step 5: Experience and Specialisation Evaluation

For senior hires, we conduct in-depth reviews of past project impact, leadership experience, and lessons learned from real-world Greek or international operations.

Step 6: Background and Reference Verification

We verify employment history, qualifications, and references with full transparency and proper consent in accordance with GDPR.

Step 7: Work Permit and Visa Documentation Support

For non-EU hires, we prepare the employer authorisation with tax-clearance and financial evidence, verify the quota line, coordinate the Type D visa at the consulate, and file the single-permit application on arrival so work begins on the submission certificate — then manage the three-year E.4 card and its renewals ahead of every deadline.

Step 8: Relocation and Onboarding Integration

We assist with travel planning, accommodation guidance (employer-arranged in most seasonal campaigns), AMKA and tax number registration, safety induction support, and cultural integration to help new hires settle in confidently.

Global Talent Reach for Greek Employers

Greece's invitation system names its needs by region and specialty, and our sourcing map answers them. Our global talent acquisition team sources qualified candidates from key markets ready to bring proven skills to Greek operations.

We actively recruit from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka for agriculture, hospitality, and processing; from the Philippines and Vietnam for hospitality, care, and maritime roles; from Egypt for agriculture and fishing under long-standing patterns of cooperation; from Albania, Georgia, and Moldova for construction and trades; and from EU countries for roles that need to start immediately without any permit.

Are you a recruitment agency or manpower supplier looking to place workers with Greek employers? Register as a recruiter to partner with AtoZ Serwis Plus and access trusted employer connections, verified job placements, and full visa assistance.

Top Greek Regions We Cover

• Athens and Attica for hospitality, construction, logistics, care work, and services — the deepest labour market in the country.
• Thessaloniki and Central Macedonia for industry, logistics, agriculture, and services.
• Crete for year-round tourism and intensive agriculture.
• The South Aegean — Rhodes, Kos, Santorini, Mykonos — for island tourism seasons.
• The Peloponnese and Western Greece for olives, fruit, and agri-processing.
• The Ionian Islands for resort seasons from Corfu to Zakynthos.

How to Choose the Right Recruitment Agency in Greece

Quota Literacy

The metaklisi decision fixes invitations by region and specialty for two years at a time; filing against an exhausted line parks your case until the next round. Choose an agency that verifies the quota before promising the worker — we do it in the first consultation.

Command of the 2026 Procedure

Law 5275/2026 changed the sequence: authorisation, visa, then work rights on the day of submission. Ask any agency to walk you through it — and how they time files so the submission certificate lands exactly when your season starts.

Wage-Floor Discipline

Offers below the €920 minimum (from April 2026) fail, and seniority increments apply on top for experienced hires. Your agency must price every role correctly the first time.

Quota-Exempt Creativity

The Blue Card at €39,888, intra-company transfers, and strategic-investment fast tracks run outside the quota entirely. The best agencies use every lane the law offers.

Transparent Communication

Avoid agencies with hidden fees or unclear processes. Choose partners who communicate openly at every stage about wages, contract terms, and permit timelines.

Proven Track Record and End-to-End Service

Check client testimonials and references from recognised employers, and confirm the agency handles everything from sourcing through onboarding, including visa coordination, relocation, and integration support.

Latest Hiring Trends in Greek Recruitment

Work Rights on Submission

Law 5275/2026's biggest gift to employers: once the single-permit application is submitted with its certificate, the worker may begin the job — collapsing the old months-long wait between arrival and legal work into a single day.

Longer Permits, Longer Seasons

The unified E.4 permit now runs three years with five-year renewals, and seasonal stays in agriculture, tourism, and hospitality stretch to nine months in any twelve — letting one hire cover an entire extended Greek season.

Biennial Quotas Still Set the Table

The metaklisi joint ministerial decision continues to fix invitation numbers by region and occupation every two years, making early quota verification — and early filing — the difference between this season and the next round.

A Rising Wage Floor

The minimum wage climbed to €920 from 1 April 2026, the sixth increase in four years on a stated path toward €950 by 2027 — with statutory seniority increments lifting experienced workers well above the base.

Pay Transparency & Skills-Based Hiring

The EU Pay Transparency Directive, which member states were required to transpose into national law by June 2026, obliges employers to share salary information with candidates and bans questions about pay history — pushing Greek employers toward clearer offers and verified skills assessments.

Rising Greek Wages

Seasonal agricultural and hospitality roles typically pay €950–€1,400 gross per month, care roles €950–€1,300 with board arrangements, construction trades €1,300–€1,900, drivers €1,300–€1,900, and specialists under the Blue Card from €3,324 monthly upwards, depending on region and experience.

Why Greek Employers Trust AtoZ Serwis Plus

Our reputation rests on three commitments: quality, compliance, and partnership.

Quality comes from our hands-on expertise across hospitality, agriculture, construction, maritime, and care services, rigorous screening, and presenting only candidates who genuinely match your business needs.

Compliance comes from adhering to the metaklisi quota rules, Law 5275/2026 procedures, the €920 wage floor, GDPR, and sector-specific safety standards and ethical recruitment practices at every step of the hiring process.

Partnership, to us, means acting as your long-term workforce planning advisor since 2009 rather than a one-off vendor, investing in understanding your Greek business and helping you build sustainable workforce capabilities.

Greece's Trusted Partner for Multi-Industry Recruitment

Hiring the right international talent is one of the most important decisions your Greek business will make this year. The right file puts a worker on shift the day it is submitted. The wrong quota line parks your season until the next biennial round.

AtoZ Serwis Plus combines 17+ years of European recruitment expertise since 2009, proven coverage of hospitality, agriculture, construction, maritime, and care services, global talent reach across 50+ countries, full compliance with Greek and EU law, and end-to-end recruitment support to help Greek employers in any sector build stronger teams faster and with less risk.

Are you a skilled worker searching for opportunities in Greece? Visit our jobseeker page to explore current jobs in Greece for foreigners, work visa guidance, and support for your Greek career.

Whether you need a hotel brigade for Crete, harvest crews for the Peloponnese, or welders for Piraeus, our international recruitment agency is ready to help. Register as an employer or contact us today and take the first step toward building a stronger, more productive Greek business.

AtoZ Serwis Plus provides professional recruitment and immigration coordination services for employers in Greece seeking qualified international talent across all industries. We do not guarantee employment outcomes, work permit approvals, quota availability, or visa decisions. All immigration and hiring decisions are made solely by the competent national authorities and registered employers. The information on this page is for general guidance only and may vary based on individual circumstances and changes to national law. Wage rules, salary thresholds, and quotas are updated regularly; figures shown on this page reflect the official 2026 rules at the time of publication.

For specific advice, please consult licensed immigration professionals and refer to official government portals, including the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum (migration.gov.gr), the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (ypergasias.gov.gr), gov.gr, and the EU Immigration Portal.