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...
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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....
Over 1,000 apply to pay social insurance in instalments
Over 1,000 applications for payment of unpaid social contributions by employers and self-employed individuals in instalments have been received since August 1, when the scheme...
Ground handling workers mull labour minister’s proposal, LGS accepts
Unions representing workers at the ground handling companies at Cypriot airports will decide on Tuesday on a proposal submitted by labour minister Zeta Emilianidou in...
Mediation between airports ground handling companies, unions unsuccessful
The ministry of labour and social insurance was unsuccessful in its attempt to mediate between ground handling companies at Cyprus’s airports and its workers, the...
Old-age pensions and bonuses to be paid by December 21
The ministry of labour announced on Friday that pensions for December provided by the Social Insurance Services and the 13th pension will be paid to...
ETYK warns government-owned Cooperative Central Bank with strike
By Stelios Orphanides Bank workers union ETYK said that its board of directors authorised it on Wednesday to take “all necessary measures, including a prolonged...