Sweeping checks <\/b>have uncovered hundreds of drivers<\/b> bus drivers<\/b> who declared sickness<\/b> to work<\/b> in parallel in tourist vehicles<\/b> while being paid regularly.<\/p>\n
A page turner<\/b> in public transport brings the revelation of a long-standing illegal practice<\/b>, which deprived critical personnel from the roads and unnecessarily burdened state coffers<\/b>. <\/p>\n
Through extensive investigations launched by the ministry Transport and Infrastructure<\/b>, a large number of SSI<\/b> drivers were identified who, although appearing medically unfit for work, were routinely employed in tourist transport<\/b>. <\/p>\n
This situation resulted in the downgrading of services provided to citizens<\/b>, at the same time that these workers continued to receive their public wages<\/b> as normal.<\/p>\n
The intervention of the Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure<\/b>, Konstantinos Kyranakis<\/b>, has been crucial, as the introduction of a new, strong evaluation framework<\/b> has brought the scale of the problem to the surface. The figures are shocking, as due to shortages of drivers<\/b>, more than 500,000 journeys<\/b> were cancelled<\/b> during 2024 alone, causing huge inconvenience to the travelling public. <\/p>\n
The figures show that out of a total of 2,700 workers<\/b>, some 700 drivers<\/b> have been removed from their duties<\/b> citing health issues, with a significant proportion of them working secretly in the private sector<\/b>.<\/p>\n
The new process of checking professional licences<\/b>, which was activated on December 1, 2025<\/b>, now requires those referred to health boards<\/b> to surrender their licence within two days, otherwise it is automatically suspended. <\/p>\n
Already, the first 150 drivers<\/b> have returned to driving<\/b>, while for 300 cases, licence revocation<\/b> is being considered. Meanwhile, 250 people opted to leave the service<\/b> in the face of fear of sanctions. <\/p>\n
Ministry circles make it clear that the target is not people with genuine health problems<\/b>, but the crackdown on abusive behaviour<\/b> that worked to the detriment of taxpayers<\/b> and public urban transport.<\/p>\n
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