#Civil servants

Trade unions and the government will begin discussions next month regarding sick leave rules in the public sector, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris confirmed on Wednesday. Fitiris informed the Cyprus News ...

A string of outstanding issues affecting the public sector workforce were discussed on Tuesday by civil servants’ union Pasydy, President Nikos Christodoulides, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and Labour Minister Marinos ...

The House plenum on Thursday approved regulations that will factor in prior service in the public sector for the purposes of calculating employees’ annual leave. The amended regulations passed by ...

MPs and trade unions on Monday generally expressed satisfaction at government legislation that would factor in prior service in the public sector for the purposes of calculating employees’ annual leave. ...

We do not often hear politicians speak critically of the abuse of rights by public servants. It was therefore a very pleasant surprise to hear two ministers bring up the ...

Hourly paid government employees marched from the finance ministry to the presidential palace on Wednesday morning chanting slogans including ‘No to Starvation Salaries’ and ‘End the Mockery, we are not ...

Civil servants’ union Pasydy insisted on Tuesday that more than 90 per cent of civil servants do not make use of sick leave, following growing scrutiny of absentee levels in the ...

Public hospitals have been placed on full alert ahead of Wednesday’s 24-hour strike by hourly paid government employees, with state health services organisation Okypy saying measures are in place ...

The government is preparing structural changes to address the abuse of sick leave across the public sector after concerns were raised over employees remaining absent from work for years while ...

Hourly-paid government workers will hold a 24-hour strike on Wednesday to protest over low wages and unresolved labour demands, they said on Friday. The action was announced by unions SEK, ...

Concerns over an alleged expansion of the state wage bill do not reflect reality, public servants’ union Pasydy said on Wednesday, responding to reports linking rising personnel costs to the ...

The views of civil servants expressed through their trade union Pasydy are “always taken into serious consideration” and implemented wherever possible, however in times of global uncertainty “stability and modernisation ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Friday relieved four high-ranking members of the north’s civil service of their duties, with one of the four suggesting that many ...

MPs on Thursday grumbled but still passed regulations reinstating certain healthcare benefits for civil servants not enjoyed by the broader public. The regulations, tabled by the government, give civil servants – ...

Of all the various stories I wrote in 2025, the one about the dam in Solea – ‘A dam full of water going to waste’, to quote the headline – wasn’t necessarily ...

The first 45 civil servants trained in public tenders have been certified and will be using their skills in their respective government departments, the state treasury said on Monday. The government ...

Civil servants should only be allowed to work from home for four days a month, MPs said on Tuesday during a discussion at the House finance committee on the issue. ...

The attempt by the government to introduce a more honest staff evaluation system in the civil service did not last very long. There was an outcry when it was first ...

MPs on Monday began discussions on new regulations giving civil servants the option to work fewer hours, with a commensurate reduction in wages. The regulations aim to allow civil servants ...

The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday discussed a law proposal on the introduction stricter sentences for offenses committed against civil servants insulted or assaulted while carrying out their duties. “...

The current civil servant assessment system is not at all optimistic, as most ministries, departments and services not only continue to deviate from its provisions but blatantly violate it, public ...

Civil servants will be able to work from home but will need permission to do so from their superior, under a bill regulating teleworking discussed in parliament on Monday. The ...

The government on Thursday said it is promoting legislation to regulate working from home for civil servants, introducing flexible forms of employment as part of ongoing reforms. The cabinet had ...

The International Monetary Fund warned Cyprus over its “inflated” public sector wage bill in its annual Article IV consultation – an economical health check – on the island. The report wrote that ...