Employers reaffirm positions on CoLA
Employers’ organisations OEV and Keve on Monday reaffirmed their positions on the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) during a joint meeting, and said their negotiating teams will handle Thursday’s meeting with ...
Employers await government move on CoLA dispute
Employers’ organisations Oev and Keve remained in close contact on Friday as they awaited an invitation from the labour and finance ministers for a meeting aimed at breaking the deadlock ...
We are committed to social dialogue, says labour minister
The government is “committed to social dialogue,” Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday, expressing optimism that agreement on the cost of living allowance (CoLA) can still be achieved despite ...
Employers meet on Monday for CoLA, refuse to see state officials
Employers’ organisations Oev and Keve will be meeting on Monday at 3pm to discuss their next steps regarding the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), after the presidency announced discussions would continue under ...
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President positive about outcome of further CoLA talks
All signs point to an imminent agreement on the cost of living allowance (CoLa) between trade unions and employer organisations, with further meetings of Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou and Finance ...
President to meet ministers in CoLA push
In an effort to reach a breakthrough in the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) dispute, President Nikos Christodoulides will hold a meeting early next week with the ministers of labour and finance.
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Unions leave CoLA meeting with minister without making statements
Trade union representatives on Friday left a meeting with Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) without making any statements.
The representatives were quizzed by journalists while leaving ...
Unions to decide next steps over CoLA dispute
Trade unions were meeting on Wednesday morning to decide their next steps in the ongoing Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) dispute.
The meeting included unions Sek, Peo, Deok and Pasydy.
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Unions and employers to review CoLA moves following strike
Trade unions will hold a Cyprus-wide meeting on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in the CoLA impasse, which could include extending or intensifying measures.
Unions from the private and ...
Our View: Government’s CoLA plan creates economic and legal chaos
The government could not have made a bigger mess of the negotiations on the Cost-of-Living Allowance (CoLA) if it had planned it. It has managed to alienate the unions by ...
Lack of agreement on CoLA ‘inconceivable’, Keravnos says
It is “inconceivable” that workers and employers are yet to reach an agreement over the future of the cost-of-living allowance, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday.
Asked whether he ...
No deal on CoLA as talks continue
Talks between Cyprus trade unions and the Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou ended on Tuesday without an agreement on the future of the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA). A new meeting ...
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CoLA for all a ‘red line’ for employers
Giving the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) to all private sector workers remains a red line for employers’ organisations Keve and OEV, they told Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Monday.
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Sek criticises government announcement on CoLA
Sek secretary general Andreas Matsas, on Friday described the government’s recent announcement on the universal application of the cost-of-living adjustment (CoLA) as a “publicity stunt,” saying it was not ...
Thousands rally in Limassol for full restoration of cost-of-living allowance
An estimated 3,000 people from both the public and private sectors joined Thursday’s island-wide general strike in Limassol, demanding the full restoration of the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), according to figures ...
Paphos workers strike for CoLA restoration
Carrying placards reading “hands off CoLA”, “CoLA for all” and “the struggle for CoLA does not stop here”, thousands of protesters gathered outside the district administration in Paphos on Thursday ...
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Nationwide strike paralyses Cyprus over cost-of-living allowance
Cyprus was brought to a standstill on Thursday, as thousands of workers staged a nationwide strike outside the finance ministry, chanting “Hands off CoLA” and “CoLA for all workers,” demanding ...
CoLA a ‘huge reform’ to the benefit of workers, says Christodoulides
The government’s reform of the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) is “a huge reform”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, just a day before a three-hour general strike called by the ...
Minister says CoLA must be fair and be paid to all
The Cost of Living allowance (CoLA) must be modernised so that it responds to society’s needs, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday, as the island braces for a ...
Journalists’ union joins general strike over CoLA
The Union of Cyprus Journalists (ESK) on Tuesday called for both members and non-members to participate in the three-hour work stoppage as part of Thursday’s general strike, calling it ...
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General strike to go ahead after crucial meeting fails
Trade unions on Monday evening said they would go ahead with the general strike on Thursday after yet another meeting on the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) with employers and ...
Our View: Those on strike will not benefit the most from upping CoLA
The decision by the main unions to stage a national, three-hour work stoppage to press for the full restoration of the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) came as no surprise. ...
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Minister to hold separate meetings with workers and employers over CoLA
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou will hold separate meetings with workers and employers over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) with the aim of staving off the looming three-hour general strike over the ...
Broad talks on CoLA end without agreement
A marathon meeting at the labour ministry over the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA), as unions had declared they would strike if it was not reinstated, ended in deadlock, it ...