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World

Workers across Spain stage first general strike in 14 years in anger over housing

Spanish workers went on a general strike on Wednesday, setting up picket lines despite stormy weather in a mass...
Local

European numbers mark rising inequality in Cyprus as state support found wanting

If good numbers don't lie, bad numbers shouldn't lie either. It's only fair. A fast rising trend of social inequality...
Local

Private hospitals and nurses clash over shortage and closed beds

Private hospitals said a nursing shortage has forced them to close beds, including intensive care beds, and postpone major...
Economy

In Cyprus, workplace counselling is scarce, the stress is not

The island reports less access to psychological support at work than the European Union average, even as workers describe...
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...
Opinion

Has the artist been paid?

From the applause to the payslip: what it actually means to work professionally in culture in Cyprus. According to the...
Economy

Culture sector workers call for fair pay as Cyprus spends 0.5% of budget on arts

Cultural organisations in Cyprus have published a set of policy recommendations calling for fair-pay reform across the sector, following...
Local

Education ministry support staff march on Presidential Palace today (photos+videos)

Workers in the Education Ministry's support programmes held another protest today, demanding guarantees for their rights. Participants gathered from 9:30am...
Economy

A new era in the labour market: Transparency, equality and investment in skills

The Cypriot labour market is entering a period of substantial change, as new legislative obligations, stronger inspections, pay transparency,...
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