Prison union calls for end to understaffing amidst inmate clash
The prison staff wing of trade union Pasydy on Friday strongly condemned the injury of three wardens at the Nicosia prison when breaking up a...
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Doctors say ‘not consulted’ on longer working hours
Doctors “were not consulted” about the planned extension of afternoon outpatient clinic hours, the doctors and clinical directors branch of civil servants union Pasydy said...
Only new prisons can solve overcrowding, says prison guards rep
Only building new prisons can solve the problem of overcrowding, the Pasydy union prison guards’ branch said on Friday, a day after the justice minister...
Call to unfreeze public sector posts
The House must consider the unfreezing of 1,851 vacant first appointment roles, civil servants union Pasydy director Stratis Mattheou and finance ministry director general George...
Civil servants to get shift allowances, overtime restored
President Nikos Christodoulides pledged to gradually restore shift allowances and overtime pay for civil servants by 2025 on Tuesday. Addressing the annual conference of civil...
State doctors embark on strike, Okypy assures patients covered (Update 1)
Doctors on Thursday morning started their planned 24-hour work stoppage over uncertainty in medical malpractice suit insurance while the state health organisation called for an...
Pasydy nurses call on minister to up numbers at hospitals
Nurses belonging to Pasydy union on Wednesday called on Health Minister Popi Kanari to intervene and increase staffing levels in the island’s hospitals. During a...
Teen in adult mental health unit to be transferred on Wednesday
The 14-year-old receiving treatment at Athalassa psychiatric hospital will be transferred to the Makarios hospital on Wednesday, Okypy announced after intense criticism. Earlier in the...
Minister calls for dialogue as doctors, nurses strike (updated)
Doctors and nurses at state hospitals threatened to intensify strike action as they held a two-hour work stoppage on Tuesday demanding the state health services...
State doctors and nurses to hold warning strike on Tuesday
Doctors and nurses at state hospitals will hold a two-hour work stoppage on Tuesday to exert pressure for having certain collective agreements renewed. Unions SEK,...
