Workers at public broadcaster CyBC suspended their strike action on Friday evening after being given reassurances that their dispute over pension payments will be resolved.

The three trade unions which called the strike on said that following a meeting with CyBC’s directors and administrators and Finance Minister Makis Keravnos, “directions and actions which must be implemented were given”, so that the dispute can be resolved.

They said they now expect “swift moves” to be made so the result they desire can be achieved and warned that they are “committed to monitor the issue” and ready to “intervene again” if necessary.

The workers had initially intended to go on strike from 8pm, meaning their main news broadcast would have been affected.

The strike had initially been called due to a “procedural issue”, which has left workers who retired in 2023 and after without a pension, and all those who will follow, it said.

The unions had said that eight pensioners who had worked at CyBC and others due to retire soon are facing the same issues with receiving their pensions.

“Twelve months after their retirement from CyBC, the finance ministry needs to agree on their pension benefits,” the unions said.

The delay is said to be caused by the parties concerned claiming that incomplete information is presented in the personal employment files of permanent staff.