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...
