#pensions

MPs are preparing to vote on amendments to the pension reform law that appear to weaken its original provisions, it was reported on Tuesday. As reported by Philenews, the latest ...

The council of ministers on Wednesday approved another bill that would supposedly deal with the controversial issue of multiple pensions. What was approved by the cabinet, could still be changed ...

A leading pensioners’ group in Cyprus has urged the government to immediately renew and strengthen its holiday subsidy scheme, warning that more support is needed to help vulnerable retirees. In ...

The number of low-income pensioners receiving the Easter bonus will drop by 2,500 this year, Cyprus union of pensioners (Ekysy) said on Monday. The organisation warns that compared to 2023, the reduction ...

A long-standing pension dispute at Cyprus’ public broadcaster, CyBC, is set to be resolved, heard on Wednesday, following a key agreement involving the government, trade unions, and the organisation’s ...

Workers at public broadcaster CyBC are to strike on Wednesday, demanding a resolution to issues related to the payment of pensions. It was not immediately clear what programmes will be ...

The year 2024 saw a significant shift towards conditions of full employment and 2025 will focus on pension reforms and the cost-of-living allowance, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday. Speaking after ...

Almost three in ten Cypriots up to age 74 continue to work after retirement, the vast majority due to financial necessity, a new Eurostat survey has found. The official retirement age ...

A bill discussed at the House labour committee on Tuesday would change pensions given to widowers and see them brought in line with those given to widows. It was submitted ...

The civil servants’ main union on Monday came to the defence of former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, urging authorities to immediately pay the ex-official all his pension dues. “Regardless of the ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Friday said pension reform is a government priority. Addressing a conference centred on the matter of pensions, he said the fact that universal social insurance ...

CyBC trade unions call off strike after president says no one to be wronged Trade unions have called off strikes at the CyBC planned for Thursday and next week, after ...

Lawmakers on Monday continued grappling with the complex issue of pensions paid to currently serving state officials who also draw a salary, with the attorney-general’s office pouring cold water ...

Disy MP Savia Orphanidou on Wednesday announced she would forego the civil servant’s pension which she had been receiving. She said her monthly pension of €218.47 would be paid into ...

MPs were apparently shocked to hear the government’s proposal that currently serving state officials would be allowed to continue to get a pension while still drawing a salary, it ...

Parties and deputies tabled 11 different bills at the House finance committee on Monday, all aimed at regulating the payment of multiple pensions to state officials. Of those bills, two were ...

Reduced pensions for early retirement cannot be scrapped as that would come at an annual cost of €100 million, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday as talks continue into pensions. ...

Workers at the Cyprus Broadcast Corporation (CyBC) will stop work at 8pm for an hour on Friday to protest the fact that colleagues who retired after January 2023 have not yet ...

Employees at the state broadcaster (CyBC) will go on a one-hour strike during the main news bulletin next Friday, amid an ongoing row over retirement benefits. According to a union ...

Six employees who retired from the state broadcaster (CyBC) last year have yet to receive their pension, Evrik union said on Tuesday. calling on Finance Minister Makis Keravnos to step ...

The social insurance fund (SIF) is financially viable until at least the year 2080, meaning there is no need to raise the age of retirement, according to the findings of an ...

Plans are afoot to abolish the practice of paying multiple pensions to government officials, it was revealed on Friday. Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said the government “is determined to continue ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Monday signalled that a bill increasing maternity leave from 18 to 22 weeks would soon get the nod from the cabinet and then head to parliament. In ...

Unions against the proposed 12 per cent drop in pension payments for those who retire before the age of 65 said on Tuesday they were not satisfied with the labour ministry’s ...