Supreme court reserves judgement on civil service pay cuts
The core of civil servants’ salaries had not been affected by an austerity drive in 2012 nor was their standard of living, the state argued...
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Two-faced politicians told me to go easy on bankers after 2013 crisis says attorney-general
Certain political actors tried to lean on the attorney-general to ‘go easy’ on bankers facing criminal charges, while at the same time they were grandstanding...
Supreme court full bench to judge pay cut appeals
The full bench of the supreme court will on June 10 start hearing the state’s appeals against three recent administrative court decisions that reversed civil...
Creditors likely to object to public sector pay cut reversal
The head of the fiscal council said on Wednesday he expected the finance ministry to prepare scenarios and ways to tackle the potential impact of...
President calls for objective assessment of civil servants
Quantifiable assessment criteria should be introduced into the civil service so that employees are evaluated objectively, eradicating cronyism, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday. He...
Code of conduct launched to stop harassment in the civil service
Ombudswoman Maria Lottides presented on Wednesday a code of conduct her office has prepared to prevent and deal with sexual harassment within the civil service....
Government workers up 2.1% in Q1
The number of staff working for general government rose an annual 2.1 per cent in the first quarter of the year, to 61,434, the statistical...
Probe to be launched into work-shy government employee
An investigation will be launched into reports that a public works department employee has been repeatedly skipping work to laze around on Larnaca seafront,...
Ex-civil servant jailed for demanding €200,000 bribe
A 65-year-old former civil servant was sentenced to seven months in prison for corruption after being found guilty for demanding €200,000 in kickbacks from a...
December salary payment dates announced
Next month’s public sector salaries will be paid on December 14 followed by the 13th salary and pensions a couple of weeks later, it was...
New limits on civil servants’ unpaid leave
The finance ministry has tabled amendments to limit unpaid leave in the public sector for educational purposes, it was announced on Monday. The House...
Mouse empties government office
A mouse left a civil service office unmanned for a day as the staff working there reportedly refused to share their space with the rodent...
Civil servant union chief against political postings
The head of Pasydy civil servants’ union, Glafcos Hadjipetrou said on Wednesday that no civil servant, regardless of their rank, should hold a political party...
Law on civil servants switching to private sector reviewed
Parliament is reviewing the law regulating the employment of former public servants in the private sector in light of the recent transfers of the Limassol...
Nurses to get higher entry-level wages, unions’ in-fighting (Update)
HEALTH Minister Giorgos Pamborides announced on Friday that the government has granted state nurses their long-standing demand for higher entry-level wages to match their university...
Gender pay gap to close in 2029
Cyprus is ranked 12th out of 26 countries when it comes to where the gender pay gap will close most quickly, a study published by...
Government mulls extending hiring freeze to offset reform setback
The government is considering an indefinite extension of the hiring freeze in the civil service imposed as part of fiscal consolidation efforts four years ago,...
Rejection of civil service reform bills preserves corruption, says reform commissioner (Update-1)
Reform commissioner Constantinos Petrides said on Monday that parliament’s decision to reject four draft reform bills leaves the civil service vulnerable to political...
Parliament rejects civil service reform (Update)
PARLIAMENT on Friday rejected five of six government bills on civil service reform. The bill on secondment was referred to the House finance committee for...
Employers denounce pay increases for civil servants
Planned pay increases for civil servants, slated to inflate the state payroll by €75 million over 2017 and 2018, should be axed, Employers and...
