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The government is to begin introducing artificial intelligence into the civil service to “support civil servants in their work”, Research Deputy Minister Nicodemos Damianou said after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting. ...

The European Commission sounded a warning about state expenditure for this year as it was forecasted to grow by more than the government stipulated it would. The government’s commitment ...

Recommendations included in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) report on Cyprus reaffirm the government’s “responsible fiscal policy”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Many of the IMF recommendations ...

The ongoing discussion on the unfreezing of first-time appointments in the public sector, including local authorities, is crucial, taking into account the size of the public payroll and its broader ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to end the ‘hiring freeze’ on vacated permanent positions in the public sector, reversing a policy instituted twelve years ago. The repeal act ...

Most parliamentary parties as well as trade unions on Monday welcomed the government’s intention to undo the hiring freeze on permanent jobs in the public sector, with opposition Disy ...

The plenum on Thursday gave the nod to a 1.5 per cent pay rise to public-sector employees, based on a deal struck in July between trade unions and the government. The ...

State officials on Monday pleaded with MPs to quickly pass a bill approving a 1.5 per cent general increase in the salaries of public-sector workers, but some lawmakers pushed back. The 1.5 ...

By Savvakis C Savvides The sad truth is that politicians and government officers involved in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreements is that by circumventing what needs to be evaluated and assessed ...

The House finance committee on Monday green-lit the unlocking of some 400 jobs in the public sector, as requested by the government. Despite their initial hemming and hawing, the majority of ...

Opposition MPs on Monday pushed back against the government’s request for unlocking some 400 new jobs in the central government and the broader public sector, warning of runaway payroll spending. ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The global economy is undergoing a difficult period, characterised by the enduring geopolitical turmoil and uncertainty, which adversely affect energy security and food sufficiency ...

The government on Monday asked MPs to hold off on pushing through a legislative proposal that would end the ban on new recruitments in the public sector concerning promotion positions ...

Cabinet has approved the policy framework for regulating remote working within the public service, as part of the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026. Regulating rules outlining remote ...

Public sector workers in the north are set to work the same hours all year round, after a bill was unanimously passed in ‘parliament’ on Friday. Pending assent from Turkish ...

Cabinet will decide within the month over the possibility of the government sector having flexible work arrangements, including remotely, it emerged on Wednesday. Senior officer at the labour relations department ...

People that work in the public sector may be referred to as public servants, but this is a misnomer if ever there was one. Rather than serve the public, these ...

Around 2,000 new job openings in the public sector are expected to be made in the next two months, while 114 promotions for existing positions are also on the cards, reports said ...

The cabinet approved an energy ministry proposal on Wednesday, geared at establishing energy efficient practices in public sector buildings. According to the proposal by minister Natasa Pilides, all buildings used ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has refused to sign off on, and has sent back to parliament, a law expanding the list of public officials needing special permission to be employed in ...

Lawmakers on Monday decried the ‘glass ceiling’ in Cyprus and the under-representation of women in public life, particularly in senior or leadership positions. Following a discussion at the House human ...

The European Commission on Thursday decided to open infringement proceedings by sending a letter of formal notice to Cyprus among other countries over failure to transpose in their national legislations ...

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 one. The union said that ...

Promotions and appointments in the broader public sector have become something of a tradition ahead of elections, ever since the late president Spyros Kyprianou introduced the practice in the early ...