Female MPs denounce glass ceiling in senior appointments
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...
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Cyprus in trouble with EU over use of open data
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...
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...
Our View: The current government has reverted to the state profligacy of the past
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...
Lottides suggests public sector exams be more ‘individualised’ for people with disabilities
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides is calling on the public services commission to make the necessary exam adjustments for people with hearing and other disabilities that would...
Our View: The public payroll should be reduced as soon as possible
It was appropriate that on the day the cabinet approved a €2bn relief package for the economy that the Employers’ Federation OEV brought up the...
Public sector contract workers step up strike action
A 48-hour strike by contract workers in the public sector started with a march from the finance ministry to the presidential palace on Monday morning....
New meeting on pay cuts decision next Monday will include AG
The new meeting between party leaders and the presidential palace on the administrative court’s decision to restore public sector wage cuts is to take place...
Anastasiades briefing party leaders Monday on plans to tackle wage-cuts ruling
The government has made some plans following the administrative court’s decision to reverse the wage cuts on civil servants, it said, ahead of a meeting...
Risks seen from Gesy, public wage bill
DESPITE ITS strong growth, the Cypriot economy still has key vulnerabilities, like the high level of bad debts, which could be compounded by the worsening...
