Limassol police uncover homeless scam they say cost state at least €35,000 (Updated)
Limassol police have arrested the head of an organisation purportedly helping the homeless on suspicion of defrauding the state of at least €35,000 over a...
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Estimates suggest 10,000 borrowers will benefit from Estia scheme
Eligible applications for the Estia debt-relief scheme are not expected to exceed 10,000, according to estimates from the labour ministry, which is involved in implementing...
Around 6,000 people to be helped by benefit reforms
Around 6,000 people will benefit from the increase of €4.2m in the budget allocated for the provision of aid to persons with disabilities and chronic...
Cyprus defends laws on rights of domestic workers, union says ‘no willingness’ to enforce
The government on Thursday responded to reports in the international press saying the recent serial killer case involving foreign women and their children exposes the...
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...
Experts advise against minors’ facility in Zygi
The European Commission and expert opinion have advised against the creation of a state facility for unaccompanied minors in an empty military camp in the...
Audit office identifies string of welfare shortcomings
The audit office on Thursday called on the labour ministry to upgrade without delay the software programme used by the service paying out allowances to...
Iraqi refugees protest outside labour ministry, want to be moved to Kofinou
By Lizzy Ioannidou A group of 60 Iraqi refugees have gathered outside the labour ministry all week, protesting their inability to find a home, or...
New government website for jobseekers and employers
The labour ministry has announced the creation of a new website where unemployed people can register and where employers can look for workers. According to...
Employers fined €3,500 for having undeclared workers
During a raid to clamp down on illegal employment police charged two employers €3,500 for not declaring three employees on Monday. Police and labour inspection...
Breastfeeding mother refused service at government office
The breastfeeding association has filed a complaint against a labour ministry employee for inappropriate behaviour after she allegedly refused to serve a mother who had...
Five employers and 10 illegal workers arrested in Napa raid
Five Ayia Napa business owners and 10 third-country nationals were arrested on Thursday during a raid at establishments in the Famagusta district for illegal employment....
Labour ministry receiving 50 calls a day over 13th salary
The labour ministry has resolved three disputes relating to the 13th salary which should have been paid by December 20, but says it is premature...
Welfare, GMI payments total €479 million in 2015-16
Social welfare and the guaranteed minimum income (GMI) scheme cost €479 million in 2015 and 2016, the Audit Service announced on Tuesday. In its annual...
Employers rush to register illegal workers ahead of deadline
Around 3,100 undeclared workers have been registered with the social insurance department in the past month, ahead of Sunday’s deadline to declare them, senior inspector...
Labour ministry ‘stormtroopers’ going after undeclared work
Armed with a modern ad and new legislation the labour ministry is hoping to get employers to declare their undeclared workers. The online ad using...
Vote on tougher bill for employing illegal workers in two weeks
The House labour committee on Tuesday wrapped up discussion of a government bill introducing harsher penalties for undeclared or illegal employment, with the item set...
Work accidents up almost 20 per cent in a year
There were close to 2,000 workplace-related accidents in 2016, a 19.4 per cent year-on-year rise, trade unions said on Thursday. The frequency rate also rose...
Labour ministry and employers’ federation disagree over 13th salaries
The labour ministry announced on Monday that non-payment of the 13th salary is an offence liable for up to six months’ imprisonment and/or up to...
Shops which stay open on Monday will be reported, ministry warns
The labour ministry warned on Friday that all shops not allowed to remain open on Monday’s bank holiday would be reported for breaking the law....
