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A slew of meetings are underway this week to discuss the government’s compromising proposal on the cost of living allowance (CoLA). On Tuesday, four trade...
Hourly paid civil servants threaten strike measures
Public servants working on an hourly basis will strike if the collective agreement on their salaries is not renewed at the end of April, labour...
SEK underlines CoLA remains its main priority
Trade union SEK on Tuesday said its main priorities were the full restoration of CoLA, extending collective agreements, and addressing the employment of third-country nationals....
Christodoulides meets SEK union, promises solutions
President-elect Nikos Christodoulides met with trade union SEK on Wednesday morning and said he was optimistic that pending labour issues will be resolved in March. He...
Foreign workers problem cannot be put ahead of CoLA says union head
There cannot be talk of resolving the dispute on hiring foreign workers as soon as possible while the cost of living (CoLA) allowance is still...
Unions give government two-week ultimatum to restore CoLA (Updated)
By Elias Hazou and Sarah Ktisti Trade unions on Thursday gave the government and employers a two-week ultimatum to agree to the full reinstatement of...
Wolt drivers resume work after deadline for solution reached
After more than a week of strikes, Wolt delivery drivers agreed to put a halt to their protests and resume work. The agreement was made...
Unions accuse Okypy of stalling on collective labour agreement talks
Unions on Friday accused state health services organisation (Okypy) of delaying talks to reach collective agreements with staff working at state hospitals. In a statement...
Labour unions threaten to mobilise if cost-of-living-allowance is not reinstated
The Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) said on Wednesday that they are disappointed and “deeply concerned” by statements from unions Sek and Peo to mobilise...
Sek warns of strikes if CoLA not fully reinstated
Sek trade union warned on Tuesday that if the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) fails to be fully reinstated they will mobilise their workers. “Reinstating the cost-of-living...