Foreign ministry appointment prompts strike action
A 38-year-old man recently appointed as ambassador by the public service commission (PSC) despite not being a member of the diplomatic corps, has refuted claims...
PASYDY
Petrides suggests Pasydy using blackmail tactics over civil service reforms
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Sunday launched a scathing attack on public service union Pasydy general-secretary Stratis Mattheou who blamed the government for a delay...
Civil servants seek legal framework for teleworking
Civil servants’ union Pasydy said on Monday they would like teleworking to be regulated in the public sector just as it is in the private...
Pasydy calls on govt to speed up filling of vacancies
Central government workers union Pasydy asked the finance minister on Thursday to speed up procedures to fill vacant positions, because delays affected the smooth operation...
Pasydy says ‘smart working’ for civil servants still below expectations
The head of the civil servants’ union (Pasydy) Stratis Matheou said on Thursday that smart working has not yet being properly introduced in the public...
Coronavirus: Pasydy calls on government to help overworked hospitals’ staff
Civil servants union Pasydy on Tuesday said the increase in the number of daily Covid-19 cases and is very alarming. “The recently development regarding the...
Our View: Radical overhaul needed of number employed in civil service
The finance ministry has told the legislature that the government would gradually stop hiring seasonal workers and staff on contracts for a finite period, which...
State health workers on board with expanding working hours
State doctors and nurses on Monday said they were on board with an idea pitched by their union, Pasydy, on expanding the working hours of...
Pasydy union elects new head
Stratis Matheou was on Wednesday elected as the new head of civil servants’ union Pasydy. Matheou, 65, was voted as the new general secretary of...
Civil servants to take pay cuts case to ECHR
The head of the civil servants union Pasydy said on Tuesday they intend to take recourse with the European Court of Human Rights over pay...
Unions call for action after ambulance nurse injured
The nurses branch of public service union Pasydy, and the nurses union Pasyno are calling on the government to implement all necessary measures to ensure...
Coronavirus: One case found at Pasydy nursery
A person infected with the coronavirus has been detected at the Pasydy kindergarten next to the finance ministry in Nicosia, the health ministry announced on...
Nurses set to strike next Wednesday due to delay in new hirings
Nurses in public hospitals island wide are set to strike on Wednesday over understaffing while doctors on Friday demanded further clarifications before they accept a...
Coronavirus: Pasydy says back-to-work notice gave parents no warning
Unions representing public-sector workers have slammed the government for what they say is an out-of-the-blue change in policy that will force them to return to...
Civil servants vow to fight court’s ‘bizarre’ decision on pay cuts
The main union representing civil servants vowed on Monday to “fight on” to overturn a decision last Friday by the supreme court denying them retroactive...
Our View: Privileged public employees showing their worst side over crisis
For most working people the measures imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus have turned their lives upside down. Many are without work because...
Coronavirus: Civil service union dismisses employers’ call for pay cuts
The main government workers’ union, Pasydy, on Friday dismissed as unacceptable, calls by employers for pay cuts in the public sector as part of measures...
Government makes second attempt to reform civil service
Three government bills on the reform of the civil service aspire to create a new culture and a more efficient organisation, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides...
Civil servants demand new pension plan
Civil servants including teachers and police personnel called on Friday for talks with the government over a new pension plan, warning they would not agree...
Nurses to strike Wednesday over bullying, staff shortages
Public nurses will go on strike on Wednesday from noon to 2pm at all general hospitals to protest incidents of violence against health professionals and...
