‘Shock’ over reported Gesy abuse by doctors
One private-sector cardiologist scrutinised for demanding €407,000 for five months By Evie Andreou State doctors’ union Pasyki expressed bewilderment on Thursday over reports that the...
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AG and judges take-home pay higher than president’s
The highest paid officials in Cyprus are the attorney-general, his deputy and the judges on the Supreme Court with €12,049 gross salary plus allowances per...
December salary payment dates announced
Next month’s public sector salaries will be paid on December 14 followed by the 13th salary and pensions a couple of weeks later, it was...
BBC pays top male star five times more than top woman (Update)
Britain’s BBC revealed a yawning gap between the pay of its top male and female stars on Wednesday when the national broadcaster named its highest earners for...
Parties, not state should pay MP assistant salaries, Audit chief says
MPs’ assistants should not be paid directly by the state but from the parties that employ them, auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has told the House general...
Limassol mayor, Nicosia councillors beat peers in annual earnings
The number of candidates in Sunday’s municipal elections has soared to record levels. Alone, the number of candidate mayors rose to 112 this year, from...
Salaries, pensions to be paid mid December (Updated)
Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said paying December salaries and pensions early would not put a strain on public finances, defending the decision to make the...
Teachers earn nearly three times as much as average Cypriot
TEACHERS in Cyprus earn nearly three times as much as the average Cypriot, a new study shows In most EU countries the maximum salary for...
Bank of Cyprus to keep board remuneration unchanged
The Bank of Cyprus board of directors proposed leaving the remuneration of its members unchanged following last year’s increase, the bank said. If shareholders approve...
Over 100 state officials enjoy both a salary and a pension
AROUND 120 active state officials are currently enjoying a full salary and a pension, costing state coffers some €1.2 million a year. The issue of...
Rocky passage expected for public sector reform bills
Two government bills relating to the much-touted reform of the public sector will be taken to parliament’s final plenary session before the body adjourns for...
Cities where rent swallows your salary
Rent can swallow a significant portion of your pay check, depending on where you live. In Boston, a worker on an average wage will have...
Central Bank of Cyprus’s 2015 profit shrinks to €116.1m
The Central Bank of Cyprus generated a net profit of €116.1m in 2015 which is lower by €50.2m compared to that of 2014 mainly on...
House stalls on salaries for presidential staff
The House finance committee on Monday said it needed a few more days before deciding on whether to rubberstamp the release of €250,000 in wages for seven...
New airport security plans to be rolled out by year’s end
The government will outsource part of airport security to the private sector, MPs heard on Thursday, in a move expected to save the state some...
State salaries to be paid on Friday
Payment of pensions and government salaries has been moved up to December 18, instead of the 22nd, the State Treasury said on Tuesday. “Although it...
Judges, teachers highest paid public servants
By Angelos Anastasiou EMPLOYEES on the state payroll number almost 40,000 at an average monthly gross salary of €2,398 as of July 2015, a report...
House defends lawmakers’ salaries
By Angelos Anastasiou Comparing the earnings of deputies to those of civil servants is in no way appropriate as the parliamentary office is differentiated from...
Greece mixes defiance, compromise as lending deal slips away
By Jan Strupczewski Greece on Thursday sounded a mix of defiance and willingness to compromise with its international creditors on reforms required to unlock more...
Hotel workers to stage protest over low salaries
A protest march has been called for next Tuesday against low salaries and unfair employment conditions in the hotel industry, unions SEK, PEO and DEOK...
