Targets to counter the changing nature of work
How the future of work will be impacted by digital and robotic technology was the focus of a workshop organised on Wednesday by the labour
Employment
Asylum seekers mobilise over limited work opportunities
Asylum seekers mobilised on Tuesday in Nicosia in a peaceful demonstration seeking to raise awareness regarding their limited employment opportunities as well as exploitative and
Public sector employment rose in 4th quarter 2018
Employment in the public sector rose in the 4th quarter of 2018, according to figures released by the statistical service on Thursday. The number of
It’s finally an employee’s market in Cyprus
By Katerina Andreou For all you Job seekers, restless professionals or simply curious people, 2019 is here and let’s take a look at what the
Too many employers ignore a key concept: employee contentment
By Katerina Andreou The employer-employee relationship can be said to be transactional and a mutual investment. Corporate words and very clinical. Or are they? Like
Economy employs 4% more workers in Q1, Cystat says
The number of persons employed in the first quarter of the year rose 4 per cent, to 391,701, compared to January to March last year,
Discussions on minimum wage will start, minister says
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Wednesday that a dialogue would be launched with stakeholders for the introduction of a national minimum wage. One
Hotel jobs unfilled as unions criticise poor wages
Hotels offer low wages and then complain they can’t find staff to work for them, unions charged on Wednesday, as the industry called for allowing
Government employment rises
The number of people employed by the government was up by 3.4 per cent in March on an annual basis, driven mainly by the hiring
OEV seeks end to public sector pay rises just before elections
A moratorium on negotiating and concluding collective labour agreements in the public service six months before an election, is one of the suggestions included
Over 700 new public sector jobs
Cabinet on Thursday approved more than 700 job posts in the civil service for permanent and hourly paid posts in a bid to fill part
Job fair for those wanting to work for casino
Melco Group announced on Wednesday it is organising a career fair for those interested in working for the company’s integrated casino resort, City of Dreams
Casino announces first wave of 500 jobs
Melco Resorts & Entertainment, the company behind City of Dreams Mediterranean, the integrated casino resort which is set to open in 2021 in Limassol, announced
Who works the most hours every year?
Across the globe, people are firmly back in the working groove after all the fun, relaxation and overindulgence of the holiday season. This year, some
HIV carriers hampered by prejudice, MPs told
HIV carriers face huge problems mainly because of prejudice and the House human rights committee said it intended to ask the government to grant
Labour costs rise 0.4% in Cyprus against 1.8% in euro area, Eurostat says
Total nominal hourly labour costs rose in Cyprus 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2017 compared with the respective quarter last year, which
Vacancies up 27% in Q1 driven by construction, Cystat says
The number of vacancies in the first quarter of the year rose an annual 27 per cent to 3,890 and more than doubled compared to
Q1 employment level up 3.4% in Cyprus, Eurostat says
Employment levels in Cyprus rose in the first quarter of 2017 an annual 3.4 per cent, which was the third highest in the euro area
Funding approved for new employment scheme
A total of €6.7 million was approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday for the incentive scheme to boost employment. The money will be used to
Hotels face staff shortages as second record year expected
While Cyprus’s hospitality industry is preparing for another record in tourist arrivals, it is also facing a shortage of skilled labour which forces hotels to