Civil servants
Discussions will continue on Friday after the finance ministry and representatives of low wage civil servants held a “constructive meeting” on Thursday with the aim...
Our View: Better pay should be possible for civil servants that deserve it
Between 70 and 100 workers of the social insurance service went on strike on Tuesday, demanding better promotion prospects and earning potential. These are clerical...
Low-wage civil servants to strike on Wednesday
Low-wage civil servants announced on Saturday their intention to strike on Wednesday, demanding increases in pay. The move was made following a consultation with Central...
New law classifies sexual harassment by civil servants as standalone offence
Sexual harassment committed by civil servants will from now on be classed as a standalone offence and investigated differently to other disciplinary offences, under a...
Public sector workers demand work from home rights
The independent union of public employees (Asdyk) has called on the finance ministry to write into law protections for public sector workers who wish to...
Finance minister, unions insist on need for more civil servants (updated)
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and trade unions reiterated on Wednesday the need to hire more civil servants after the House finance committee this week refused...
Hiring almost 2,000 civil servants would be ‘a step backwards’
Hiring almost 2,000 employees to the civil service would be a step backward, opposition Disy MP and former finance minister Harris Georgiades said on Tuesday,...
End of civil servant pay freeze to cost the state millions
A freeze on civil service pay rises and reductions established in 2012 for salaries over €2,001 a month has been abolished, meaning billions more will...
Civil servants given more flexible working hours
Civil servants can start and finish work half an hour earlier after the plenum approved amendments to their working hours on Thursday to alleviate traffic...
Plenum to vote on changing working hours for civil servants
Parliament is set to vote on a bill on Thursday that will amend civil servant working hours in an effort to alleviate traffic issues. The...