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...
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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...
Our View: Forget Akel’s objections, public sector reform is crucial
DESPITE all the hard work that has been put into preparing the bills for the reform of the public service by the government, it is...
Growth in civil service gains pace
Growth in the public sector has gained pace in 2015 as the hiring of employees increased in contrast to the declining number of retirements, the...
Civil servant awarded ‘moral damages’ in sexual harassment case
Taxpayers will have to foot €22,000 in moral damages awarded to a female civil servant who sued her head of the department for sexual harassment...
Government forced to rethink plans for civil service reform
Discussion of a package of six government bills, designed to overhaul appraisal, promotion and transfers in the public sector, went into start-stop mode on Monday...
Civil servant numbers rise in Q1 by 146 to 63,555, Cystat says
The number of people employed directly or indirectly by the government was on average 63,555 in the first quarter of the year, 146 higher compared...
Improved job security for state contract workers
The cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill regulating the matter of temporary workers in the public sector. The bill affects 1,537 temporary workers in the...
Cabinet approves civil service reform bills
By Angelos Anastasiou Five government bills reforming the civil service in terms of hiring, appraisal, promotion and remuneration were approved by the cabinet on Wednesday,...
A fairer more responsive civil service on its way
By Jean Christou Legislation to reform the public service into “something not experienced until now in Cyprus” is in its final stages and will be...
Changes to civil service pension payments
By Angelos Anastasiou A PROPOSED bill to use April 1, 1991 as the start date for calculating the average career salary for civil servants, on...
‘Nepotism to be stamped out of public service’
By George Psyllides The government is proposing the introduction of exams for mid-management promotions in the public sector, transfers between departments, and changing the way...
No plans to raise taxes or cut wages, pensions, president says
By Angelos Anastasiou The government does not plan to raise taxes or cut pensions and wages, President Nicos Anastasiades assured civil servants on Monday, noting...
Reforms in north are slower
By Staff Reporter WHILE the reforms are real in the south, in the north they are hanging in mid air, the daily Halkin Sesi said...
Early retirement in civil service slows
By a Staff Reporter SOME 350 civil servants have taken early retirement so far this year, while up to a dozen a day are applying...
Reform chief presents civil service overhaul plan to MPs
By Angelos Anastasiou COMMISSIONER for Public Service Reform Constantinos Petrides presented deputies with a roadmap to the radical overhaul of the civil service – the...
Civil service to crack down on abuse of sick leave
By Elias Hazou As part of a drive to streamline the operation of the civil service, the government is moving to clamp down on the...
Sweeping changes planned for civil servants
By Angelos Anastasiou A GOVERNMENT-COMMISSIONED study by independent foreign experts evaluating the civil service proposes sweeping changes to civil servants’ working conditions, focusing on payroll,...
MPs agree to unfreeze 785 state promotions
By Angelos Anastasiou THE House Finance committee yesterday approved the unfreezing of 785 promotions in the public sector. Following a committee session that was addressed...
Our View: Promotions with no pay rise hit a snag
THE GOVERNMENT’S ingenious plan for the public sector, of some promotions without pay rises, has already hit problems. DISY and, to a lesser extent, DIKO...
