State fines 19 hotels thousands for not paying employees’ social insurance
Close to 20 hotels were fined nearly €50,000 for employing workers illegally, the labour ministry announced on Thursday following an investigation in July. According to...
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Instructions issued to protect workers during heatwave
With temperatures expected to hit 44C inland on Monday, all heavy outdoor work and transportation work related to deliveries, is to be suspended between 12...
Labour minister to unveil plan for early retirement adjustment
A plan for a 12 per cent early retirement adjustment will be presented next week, Minister of Labour Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday after a...
Labour ministry has drawn up an action plan for employee development
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Thursday that his ministry has drawn up an action plan that includes targeted actions and initiatives to support the drive...
Proposal for unemployment benefit for workers aged 63+
The labour ministry is set to submit a proposal to grant unemployment benefits to people aged 63 and older who have not yet applied for...
Peo delivers list of demands to labour minister
The government wants and seeks to upgrade the social dialogue, in a context where communication and cooperation with all social partners is essential, Labour Minister...
Our View: No one would dare to rein in well-paid bank workers
Bank employees who left their jobs on the ultra-generous voluntary exit schemes have been complaining because the labour ministry has put their applications to collect...
Social insurance fund viable until 2080, ministry says
Based on the latest actuarial study the sustainability of the Social Insurance fund is guaranteed over the longer term, the ministry of labour announced on...
Crackdown on illegal workers at abattoirs
The labour ministry warned on Tuesday it would increase inspections of slaughterhouses starting December, to ensure there were no undeclared workers. If an undeclared worker...
Social security reform and pensions ‘top priority’ for labour ministry
The reform of the social security system and adequate income for pensioners are among the priorities of the labour ministry for the next three years,...
