Public must see that social workers are not above the law
THE REACTION by social welfare workers to the findings of the Ombudswoman’s investigation into the circumstances of the suicide of a 15-year-old boy last September...
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Public service unions call for dialogue on reforms
PUBLIC service unions on Friday called for dialogue with the government over reforms with some arguing that it was not completed while others saying they...
State doctors say A&E strike still going ahead but they’ll enter dialogue in the meantime
State doctors’ union Pasyki, said on Friday its members who work in accident and emergency departments (A&Es) would go on a 24-hour strike on July...
Ten days on, air traffic staff still have gaping hole in ceiling, they say
THE air traffic control centre in Nicosia, where part of the ceiling collapsed on June 13 remains unrepaired, the Pancyprian public sector union (Pasydy) said...
Public being misled over civil service pay cuts, Pasydy says
Some quarters are churning the rumour mill, deliberately misleading the public with grossly inflated estimates about the cost to taxpayers from a court decision court...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Conflicts of interest abound in pay cuts saga
THE HIDEOUS general-secretary of the parasites’ union Glafkos Hadjimourmouris looked like a man who had just won the Lotto jackpot on Wednesday at the 56th...
Pasydy chief gloats over pay cut reversal (Updated)
The recent court decisions reversing payroll reductions imposed on civil servants as part of an austerity drive in 2012 were a vindication and should be...
Large-scale demonstration planned over fallout from co-op closure
FARMERS, educators, pensioners, and community organisations will be staging a demonstration on Wednesday March 27, to protest against the developments which led to the Co-op...
Pasydy members pull out of Gesy talks
State medical staff who are members of the civil servants’ union Pasydy are taking measures as of Monday to protest against the state health service...
Civil servants say double Gesy payment ‘unacceptable’
Labour unions representing public sector employees warned on Monday they will never agree to their members paying in twice to the national health scheme (Gesy)...
AG to review court decision nullifying law that cut public sector pensions
By Elias Hazou Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Thursday his office was carefully reviewing the court decision to assess whether an appeal would be filed....
Pasydy praises move on permanent posts for contract workers
Civil servants’ union Pasydy welcomed the government’s willingness on Thursday to view positively the permanent appointment of some 4,500 public sector employees currently employed on...
SEK, PEO Pasydy accept Co-op scheme, slammed by Etyk
By Stelios Orphanides Three unions of the failed state-owned Cyprus Cooperative Bank agreed Thursday to accept the Co-op’s improved voluntary retirement scheme which bank workers’...
Our View: Anastasiades ends first term with show that economic prudence is over
BEFORE heading to the House of Representatives for his swearing in ceremony today, President Anastasiades will attend another ceremony that will take place at the...
Civil servants’ income slashed by 30 per cent says union boss
Civil servants have seen their income slashed by 30 per cent on average throughout the economic crisis, union Pasydy boss Glafcos Hadjipetrou said on Tuesday....
Union condemns member’s house bombing
Public servants’ union Pasydy on Thursday strongly condemned the bombing of the house of one of its members, a prison warden, on Wednesday morning in...
New limits on civil servants’ unpaid leave
The finance ministry has tabled amendments to limit unpaid leave in the public sector for educational purposes, it was announced on Monday. The House...
Our View: Time to challenge the dictatorship of the unions
The period of union restraint and industrial peace, which lasted a bit longer than the duration of the assistance programme, is now well and truly...
Anastasiades thanks civil servants for their contribution
President Nicos Anastasiades buttered up civil servants on Tuesday saying they had shown exemplary responsibility in the face of the financial crisis, but added they...
Anastasiades hits back at critics, denies lack of engagement
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday hit back at accusations, particularly from Akel, which has supported him at the Cyprus talks, that he was now putting...
