Justice Minister on sick leave for ten days
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis will be abstaining from her duties for 10 days, it was announced on Monday, so that she can recover from an...
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Coronavirus: Medical association to look into claims of false sick leave
The medical association (CyMA) said on Tuesday it was looking into reports that doctors were handing out bogus sick leave to civil servants who wanted...
Cyprus has high levels of sick leave
Cyprus had the highest levels of paid sick leaves in 2015 across the EU, figures published by Eurostat revealed on Friday. According to the figures,...
Our View: Clampdown badly needed on sick-leave abuse
EVERY once in a while we hear about a government decision to tackle the abuses of sick leave in the public sector. Despite these decisions,...
Protracted sick leave by prison wardens a problem, MPs hear
Prison wardens are unhappy over the lengthy sick leaves taken by their colleagues, MPs heard on Tuesday, one of the most serious problems faced by...
New medical council for teachers’ sick leave
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal setting up a medical council to evaluate state teachers’ sick leave. Submitted by the education ministry, its purpose, the...
Ministry set to overhaul civil service medical leave
THE process with which public servants are awarded sick leave is going to be overhauled, health ministry spokeswoman Maria Lantidou confirmed on Thursday. “This is...
Hospitals chief Matsas suspended
By Evie Andreou PETROS Matsas, the executive director of Nicosia General and the Makarios III hospitals, has been suspended for three-months over mismanagement at the...
Our View: About time some action was taken over abuse of sickies
INTERIOR minister Socratis Hasikos last week complained about the abuse of sick leave in the public sector. He had been visiting the departments and services...
Unjustified sickies to be punished
STAFF pulling sickies was a scourge in the public sector, Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos said on Friday, highlighting the need for measures to be put...
Plague of sick days at finance ministry
OVER 30 per cent of workers at the finance ministry were off sick for at least one day last year, official data showed. According to...