Protesters chant anti-Putin slogans at Moscow rally
By Andrey Ostroukh Thousands protested in central Moscow on Sunday against a proposed increase to the retirement age and the crowd chanted slogans critical of...
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Some millennials expect to work until they die
For many working millennials around the globe, the prospect of retiring one day is becoming a distant dream. Most of today’s 18-34 year olds believe...
Economic crisis directly affects low birth rate – study
By Evie Andreou POPULATION in the government controlled areas decreased by an estimated 10,000 people between 2013 and 2014, while Greek Cypriots have decreased to...
Changes to civil service pension payments
By Angelos Anastasiou A PROPOSED bill to use April 1, 1991 as the start date for calculating the average career salary for civil servants, on...
Discussions on doctors’ retirement age postponed
By Andria Kades The health ministry has decided to postpone discussions on extending the retirement age of public service doctors to 68 as they need...
Extending the retirement age ‘a socially fair measure’
By Angelos Anastasiou PRESS reports of behind-the-scenes political manoeuvring last week by deputies, in order to benefit senior police officers by passing a law extending...
Proposal to raise police retirement age rejected all round
The government, the civil servants union PASYDY and police officer unions have roundly rejected a proposal for raising the retirement age from 63 to 65...
Lufthansa cancels flights due to pilots strike; train stoppage strands millions
German airline Lufthansa cancelled 1,450 flights after a pilots union called for a strike on Monday and Tuesday, adding to travellers’ misery after millions were...
State doctors end strike threat
State doctors have called off threatened strike action after a meeting on Friday with Health Minister Philippos Patsalis. The minister had agreed to meet with...
State doctors threaten strike over retirement age
State doctors are threatening to strike if there is any move to extend their retirement age to 68. In a statement issued on Wednesday, their...
Bank employees agree to retirement at 65
By George Psyllides BANK employees approved by majority vote yesterday a labour ministry mediation on collective agreements which includes extending the retirement age to 65....
Talks on collective agreements in banking sector stalled
By Angelos Anastasiou Talks with the bank employees’ union ETYK on a new collective agreement have reached a deadlock, according to Michalis Antoniou, head of...
