Call to clamp down on civil servants with private sector links
MPs from the House ethics committee are calling on the government and wider public sector authorities to clamp down on employees who are engaged in...
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New laws will see modernisation of civil service says Anastasiades (updated)
Modernisation, efficiency, and meritocracy were identified by the president as the key successes in the civil service in an address on Monday to the general...
We need change
Following the bad management of the Cyprus economy, which led to the eocnomic crisis, the initial response from politicians (who of course are primarily themselves...
Government employment up by 300 in November
Total government employment increased by 300 people or 0.6 per cent in November compared to the corresponding month in 2019, reaching 52,804 people, the Statistical...
Pasydy says ‘smart working’ for civil servants still below expectations
The head of the civil servants’ union (Pasydy) Stratis Matheou said on Thursday that smart working has not yet being properly introduced in the public...
Coronavirus: most civil servants have now returned to work
Most civil servants have now returned to their workplaces, an official said on Wednesday. The exceptions are those belonging to vulnerable groups and parents who...
Coronavirus: Extended government working hours
Government departments serving the public will remain open until 6pm, possibly from next week, to avoid overcrowding and limit the risk of Covid-19 infection. According...
Civil servants vow to fight court’s ‘bizarre’ decision on pay cuts
The main union representing civil servants vowed on Monday to “fight on” to overturn a decision last Friday by the supreme court denying them retroactive...
Sigh of relief from govt after supreme court ruling (Update 4)
The supreme court plenum on Friday upheld by majority decision state appeals against a ruling by the administrative court to reverse austerity-driven pay cuts imposed...
Coronavirus: Those stay-at-homes could overhaul the civil service
Open letter to the heads of the civil service on how their workers can be gainfully employed while working from home By Andronicos Zervides Dear...
