Our View: Cypriot civil servants show further evidence of greed
Few would contest the assertion that the state is Cyprus’ best employer as far as workers are concerned. It pays better than the private sector,...
Civil servants
Civil servants to take pay cuts case to ECHR
The head of the civil servants union Pasydy said on Tuesday they intend to take recourse with the European Court of Human Rights over pay...
Supreme court to issue decision on civil servant pay cuts at noon
The plenary session of the Supreme Court will issue its decision on the appeals against a lower court’s decision to retroactively reimburse civil servants for...
Our view: Policy of sweeping things under the carpet going strong
Government seems to make a habit of ignoring a problem until it becomes so complicated there is no easy solution to it. The 4,000 public...
Early retirement scheme for civil servants planned
The state expects to generate savings of some €50m over a 20-year period via a scheme where certain civil servants will receive full benefits if...
Our View: Is proposed new service just an excuse to hire more civil servants?
The majority of parties in the legislature last week crossed out the expenditure item in the 2020 State Budget earmarked for the creation and operation...
Civil servants add to list of demands as they seek return of pre-crisis benefits
On top of taking the government to court over the pay cuts to their salaries during the economic crisis, civil servants are now demanding restoration...
Civil servants call for reintroduction of pension scheme
Teachers’ and civil servants’ trade unions said they would like to see the pension fund that was abolished during the economic crisis restored, arguing that...
Civil servants being ‘pushed to sue’ en masse over pay cuts, Georgiades says
Various law firms are soliciting civil servants, encouraging them to file class-action lawsuits against the state over the latter’s refusal to reimburse them for pay...
Contract workers protest for second day
On a second day of protests on Tuesday public sector contract workers threatened an indefinite strike after marching from the finance ministry to the House...
Strike to close some citizens service centres
The finance ministry announced on Tuesday that due to strike by a group of civil servants some citizens service centres will not operate between Wednesday...
State to appeal pay cut reversal ‘as soon as possible’
The state will appeal three court decisions that reversed payroll reductions imposed on civil servants as part of an austerity drive in 2012, it was...
State mulling appeal to civil servants’ returned bonuses
The state has not decided yet whether it would appeal a court judgement in favour of civil servants who challenged a decision to dock their...
Four civil servants have docked bonus reinstated
Four civil servants have won a court case after challenging the government’s decision to dock their one-off bonus to which they were eligible upon retirement....
Pasydy praises move on permanent posts for contract workers
Civil servants’ union Pasydy welcomed the government’s willingness on Thursday to view positively the permanent appointment of some 4,500 public sector employees currently employed on...
Makeover underway near old GSP but mainly to accommodate cars
By Annette Chrysostomou The first phase of the construction in front of the interior ministry, which consists of most of the public parking area and...
Government workers up 1.1% in January
The government employed 50,621 workers in January, an annual 1.1 per cent or 555 more than in 2017, the statistical service said. The increase last...
New civil servants’ union aims for equal rights
A new union for contract civil servants said on Friday its members are aiming for equal rights with their full-term colleagues. The Equality trade union...
‘Everyone flouted the law’, AG says of civil servants and party posts
FOR YEARS everyone flouted the law on when civil servants may simultaneously hold an office with a political party, looking the other way because it...
Scrutiny for all civil servants holding party posts
THE cabinet has decided that all ministers are to initiate a disciplinary probe of those civil servants simultaneously holding political party posts to determine which...
