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Cyprus trade union news on wage demands, collective agreements, strikes and employment policy, with reporting on negotiations and issues affecting workers.

Economy

Cyprus state hospital staff offered 2.75% rises ahead of strike

Cyprus’s State Health Services Organisation (SHSO) has offered state hospital staff across-the-board pay rises of 2.75 per cent for...
Local

Hospital unions set 16 October deadline in contract talks

Six state hospital unions will begin meetings with their members on Thursday to seek authorisation for possible industrial action,...
Local

Cyprus Parliament targets illegal worker leasing as unions warn of modern-day slavery

The issue of worker leasing came under scrutiny in Parliament last week as the phenomenon appears to be expanding,...
Economy

Hourly-paid state workers suspend Thursday strike after president talks

Unions representing Cyprus's hourly-paid government staff have suspended a 24-hour strike that had been planned for Thursday, after a...
Economy

Culture ministry staff walk out, citing hostile work environment (photos)

All staff at the Deputy Ministry of Culture staged a one-hour walkout on Wednesday, from 9:00 to 10:00am, in...
Economy

Larnaca hospital nurses walk out, cite burnout and overcrowding

Nursing staff at Larnaca General Hospital staged an unannounced work stoppage on Wednesday from 8:00 am to 9:00 am,...
Economy

Cyprus hourly-paid state workers announce new strike, threaten 48-hour walkout

Cyprus's hourly-paid government workers will strike for 24 hours on Thursday, 17 September, and have warned they will escalate...
Economy

Unions demand end to 12% penalty for forced early retirees

Public sector unions are demanding the full abolition of a 12% pension penalty for workers forced to retire before...
Economy

Labour Ministry to investigate hotel worker-leasing allegations

"Cyprus is not a slave market," Labour Minister Marinos Moushouttas said on Wednesday, commenting on allegations by the SEK...
Economy

Unions accuse hotels of “renting” staff from maids to chefs

Trade unions SEK and PEO have accused hotels and leisure centres of an uncontrolled expansion of the practice of...
Opinion

Hard to detect, easy to conceal

The issue of labour exploitation of foreign workers in hotels and leisure establishments in Cyprus, discussed at the Step...
Economy

Dozens turn down Public Service jobs despite passing exams

Dozens of candidates who passed Cyprus's government exams and were offered Public Service Commission (PSC) posts are turning them...
Economy

Pension cut scenario for high earners still on table, sources say

Government talks on pension reform are at a critical stage just hours before the bill is due to be...
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