Labour ministry looking into boosting low pensions
The labour ministry is working to find a way to raise low pensions on the instructions of the president, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on...
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Labour minister highlights care for the elderly
A total of €334,000 was given by the ministry of labour for the financial support and partial operating costs of nine voluntary organisation in Paphos...
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...
Employers responsible for health and safety says minister
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Wednesday the labour inspection department could not check all establishments in Cyprus and urged all involved to come up...
Cabinet improves strategies to improve life of disabled
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved two national strategies concerning people with disabilities aimed at improving their quality of life. Submitted by Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou,...
Discussion wraps up on pension bonus
Lawmakers on Tuesday finished discussing a bill tabled by Akel that would scrap the time limit for applying for the pension bonus, also known as...
Government improving lives of the elderly says minister
Cyprus has succeeded in taking measures to improve the living conditions of an ageing population by following a strategy for the elderly, but challenges still...
Etyk calls off bank strike early
Bank workers union Etyk said on Tuesday it was suspending a strike at Hellenic Bank’s delinquent loan manager following the intervention of Labour Minister Zeta...
Financial support for social care schemes
Some 252 social care programmes received financial support, under the State Aid Scheme, totalling €6.9m last year, said Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou. Addressing an event...
House moves step closer to paternity leave
The House labour committee on Tuesday discussed a series of bills, including one introducing paternity leave, which MPs intend to vote through before parliament breaks...
People shouldn’t worry about pensions says labour minister
The Social Insurance Fund (SIF) is viable until the year 2080 and people shouldn’t worry about their pensions, labour minister Zeta Emilianidou reiterated on Tuesday....
Harsher penalties to be introduced for illegal employment
Discussion of a government bill introducing harsher penalties for undeclared or illegal employment concluded at the House labour committee on Tuesday. After the session, Labour...
New EU strategy for the disabled
A two-day conference in Nicosia is focusing on the Council of Europe’s new strategy for the disabled which covers five main areas: equality and non-discrimination,...
Debate over shop opening hours resurfaces
The seemingly endless debate over shop opening hours continued on Wednesday with Akel saying that although extended hours had increased the numbers of jobs,...
Paraplegics slam technocrats for indifference and funding cuts
THE Cyprus paraplegic organisation on Friday criticised the labour ministry of indifference towards people with disabilities and slashing a state grant used to hire social...
New measures to help long-term jobless, disabled
LABOUR minister Zeta Emilianidou has introduced a total of 11 new schemes approved by the cabinet, offering incentives for the employment and training of the...
Agreement reached in airport workers’ dispute
Threats of airport strikes during the busy summer season have abated as the unions representing airport workers announced on Monday that they had accepted labour...
GMI recipients to be put to work, ‘but it’s not forced labour’ minister says
The government’s Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) scheme will be entering its third phase, which entails finding jobs for recipients who were able to work, Labour...
Labour Minister attends International Labour Conference
Minister of Labour Welfare and Social Insurance Zeta Emilianidou has attended the 105th Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva and in her intervention...
MPs’ rushed social insurance bill was ‘unenforceable’
The president did not sign off on a bill changing payment schemes for those owing money to the Social Insurance Fund because it was unenforceable...
