Hoteliers ask for tax exemptions over Thomas Cook
Hoteliers want to be exempted from paying taxes on invoices, which will not be paid following the collapse of tour operator Thomas Cook, it emerged...
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Education ministry signs deal with OEV for energy efficiency in schools
The education ministry signed an agreement on Monday with the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) on the promotion of educational programmes on energy and the...
Sexual harassment code to be included in collective agreements
Employers and Industrialists Federation OEB and labour unions Sek and Peo have signed a code of conduct for sexual harassment in the workplace, with the...
Anastasiades: difficult decisions have produced stronger economy
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday the government will continue to responsibly promote the necessary reforms to the economy that will aid all people. Speaking...
Cypriot businesses ready even if no Brexit deal, Oev says
Cypriot businesses are adequately prepared for Brexit, even a no-deal Brexit, according to the General Director of the Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) Michalis Antoniou....
Deal signed for return of cost of living allowance
Unions and employers on Friday signed the return of the cost of living allowance (Cola) after being frozen for several years as part of austerity...
Our View: Electioneering sees reintroduction of nonsensical CoLA
Nothing illustrates the cowardly populism of the government more than the decision to re-introduce the automatic indexing of wages, also known as CoLA, from the...
Motor show returns after 5-year wait
THE Motor Show exhibition for new cars, vans and motorcycles will once again open its doors to the public after an absence of five years....
New headache as employers balk at NHS contributions
As procedures are underway for the gradual implementation of the National Health Scheme (NHS), professional groups have expressed their concerns for terms of the proposed...
Warning over pensions danger for retirees
A large number of provident funds and individual pension plans have been terminated as a result of the financial crisis of 2013, and further delay...
Conference highlights need for reforming pension system
Low birth rate and increased life expectancy have led the government to include pension reform on its agenda, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Tuesday....
Special levy abolition will put €80m back into the economy, president says
THE abolition of the special levy on salaries will return back to workers’ pockets some €80m President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday night at the...
Emilianidou offers support to fired cancer patient, Iliofotou: we won a battle but not the war
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Tuesday her ministry would support the cancer survivor who was fired by her employer days after returning to work...
End the slogans say business chiefs
By Jean Christou Business leaders on Tuesday called the government to push forward with public service reform, increase development, end bureaucracy, maintain Sunday opening and...
Our View: Abuse of power by greedy unions has to stop
THE EMPLOYERS and Industrialists Federation (OEV), concerned about the regularity of industrial action and strike threats by public sector workers, prepared a law proposal that...
Business sector lauds lifting of capital controls
The decision to lift capital restrictions showed that the banking system is stabilising, the banks’ association said on Monday, as the island put an end...
Survey shows companies clueless on employee rights
By Jean Christou Around half of businesses in Cyprus are more or less clueless or ignore the labour laws, often don’t know how many hours...
OEV President calls for acceleration of loan restructuring
PRESIDENT of the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) Christos Michaelides has urged those who can pay their loans, to do so without any further...
Small shopkeepers applaud rent control vote
By Peter Stevenson THE SMALL shopkeepers’ union POVEK on Friday hailed Thursday’s decision by deputies to approve new legislation which aims at slashing residential and...
