Bank employees’ unions ‘sending clear message’ with strike action (Updated)
Bank employees’ union Etyk intends to send a clear message to the management of Hellenic Bank by staging a work stoppage on Friday, an announcement...
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Sexual harassment code to be included in collective agreements
Employers and Industrialists Federation OEB and labour unions Sek and Peo have signed a code of conduct for sexual harassment in the workplace, with the...
Cyprus defends laws on rights of domestic workers, union says ‘no willingness’ to enforce
The government on Thursday responded to reports in the international press saying the recent serial killer case involving foreign women and their children exposes the...
Emel bus drivers call off indefinite strike
A planned indefinite strike by workers at Limassol bus company Emel that was slated for Tuesday will not now go ahead after they reached an...
Construction workers to stage strike next month
Construction workers will go on a 24-hour strike next month as a warning to the building contractors that employ them to respect their collective agreement...
Construction workers say they’ve run out of patience
Construction workers have authorised their trade unions to announce strike measures when it is deemed necessary to defend their rights and convince employers to respect...
Hotel workers fear new bill will lead to massive layoffs
Hundreds of hotel workers went on the march on Tuesday in Nicosia to protest a bill before the House that, according to unions, abolishes all...
Hotel workers on the march on Tuesday to protest new bill
Hotel workers are to hold a mass protest outside the finance ministry on Tuesday over a bill currently before parliament for discussion, which aims to...
Hotel workers threaten measures if new bill is voted on without their input
Trade unions representing hotel workers on Thursday threatened to take measures unless the voting in parliament on a bill for the operation of hotels is...
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’...
Union accuses employers of class hate
PEO trade unionist Pambis Kyritsis accused employers’ associations on Saturday of arrogance following their objections to demands of Co-operative Bank employees for compensation of up...
Government stuns by agreeing reversal of pay cuts with unions
By Stelios Orphanides A day after the fiscal watchdog warned of serious risks threatening the economy, the government stunned business groups by agreeing in talks...
PEO union calls on state to properly staff labour inspection unit after latest workplace death
PEO union on Sunday called on the state to properly staff the department of labour inspection following the death of a 25-year-old woman in a...
Parents say 10,000 pupils will be affected if all-day school teachers strike
By Evie Andreou Organised parents of primary pupils on Monday urged the association of teachers of optional all-day schools not to act hastily and risk...
Planned work stoppage at Limassol port cancelled
A two-hour stoppage by Limassol port workers scheduled on Monday has been cancelled, trade unions said on Friday after procedures were set in motion to...
Limassol bus workers threaten new 48-hour strike
More than 250 employees working for Limassol’s public bus company, Emel, who went on a 24-work stoppage on Tuesday said their next move would be...
Wider public sector to strike over pay rises
Employees of the public and broader public sector, as well as local government, will stage a three-hour warning strike on Thursday, October 26, over demands...
Co-op employees threaten to step up strike measures
Unions threatened on Tuesday to escalate industrial action if the management of the co-operative central bank (CCB) failed to respond to their invitation to dialogue...
Trade unions mobilise for May Day celebrations
LABOUR Day events will take place on Monday with mobilisations in all districts, the left-leaning Pancyprian Federation of Labour (PEO) trade union announced. The campaign...
Hotels face staff shortages as second record year expected
While Cyprus’s hospitality industry is preparing for another record in tourist arrivals, it is also facing a shortage of skilled labour which forces hotels to...
