civil service Archives

Two-faced politicians told me to go easy on bankers after 2013 crisis says attorney-general

Elias HazouSeptember 9, 2019

By Elias HazouSeptember 9, 20190638

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...

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Supreme court full bench to judge pay cut appeals

Elias HazouMay 28, 2019May 28, 2019

By Elias HazouMay 28, 2019May 28, 20190341

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...

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Creditors likely to object to public sector pay cut reversal

George PsyllidesApril 10, 2019

By George PsyllidesApril 10, 2019062

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...

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President calls for objective assessment of civil servants

Elias HazouSeptember 10, 2018

By Elias HazouSeptember 10, 2018027

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...

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Code of conduct launched to stop harassment in the civil service

Evie AndreouJuly 11, 2018July 11, 2018

By Evie AndreouJuly 11, 2018July 11, 201812 41

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....

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Government workers up 2.1% in Q1

Stelios OrphanidesJune 14, 2018

By Stelios OrphanidesJune 14, 2018035

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...

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Probe to be launched into work-shy government employee

Staff ReporterFebruary 2, 2018

By Staff ReporterFebruary 2, 201819 31

An investigation will be launched into reports that a public works department employee has been repeatedly skipping work to laze around on Larnaca seafront,...

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Ex-civil servant jailed for demanding €200,000 bribe

Staff ReporterJanuary 22, 2018

By Staff ReporterJanuary 22, 201822 47

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...

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December salary payment dates announced

Staff ReporterNovember 23, 2017

By Staff ReporterNovember 23, 20177 36

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...

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New limits on civil servants’ unpaid leave

FORMER STAFFJune 12, 2017

By FORMER STAFFJune 12, 20174 44

The finance ministry has tabled amendments to limit unpaid leave in the public sector for educational purposes, it was announced on Monday. The House...

News in Brief

Mouse empties government office

Staff ReporterMay 22, 2017

By Staff ReporterMay 22, 201712 53

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...

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Civil servant union chief against political postings

Evie AndreouMay 10, 2017

By Evie AndreouMay 10, 20174 30

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...

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Law on civil servants switching to private sector reviewed

George PsyllidesMarch 8, 2017March 8, 2017

By George PsyllidesMarch 8, 2017March 8, 2017159

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...

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Nurses to get higher entry-level wages, unions’ in-fighting (Update)

Evie AndreouMarch 3, 2017March 3, 2017

By Evie AndreouMarch 3, 2017March 3, 20177 211

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...

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Gender pay gap to close in 2029

Annette ChrysostomouJanuary 17, 2017January 19, 2017

By Annette ChrysostomouJanuary 17, 2017January 19, 20174 65

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...

Business

Government mulls extending hiring freeze to offset reform setback

Stelios OrphanidesDecember 20, 2016

By Stelios OrphanidesDecember 20, 2016017

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,...

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Rejection of civil service reform bills preserves corruption, says reform commissioner (Update-1)

Stelios OrphanidesDecember 12, 2016December 12, 2016

By Stelios OrphanidesDecember 12, 2016December 12, 20163 23

Reform commissioner Constantinos Petrides said on Monday that parliament’s decision to reject four draft reform bills leaves the civil service vulnerable to political...

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Parliament rejects civil service reform (Update)

Evie AndreouDecember 9, 2016March 22, 2017

By Evie AndreouDecember 9, 2016March 22, 201716 33

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...

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