Entertainment venues still seeing heightened traffic
Entertainment venues in coastal towns are still seeing heightened traffic after the 15 August public holiday, according to entertainment venue owners’ federation (Osika) chairman Fitos...
Staff shortages
Paphos hoteliers blame service quality drop on staff shortages
Persistent staff shortages at Paphos hotels significantly affect the quality of services offered, the head of the Paphos hotel association Thanos Michaelides said on Thursday....
Just one response to lifeguard application call
The Cyprus lifesaving federation on Wednesday expressed its concerns of understaffing among its ranks after its latest call for applications for the summer months received...
Foreign students will be allowed to work in nine sectors under expanded criteria
Students who are third-country nationals can obtain basic jobs in nine sectors of the economy under expanded criteria aimed at easing a labour shortage published...
Unions say war undermines need for foreign workers
With no Russian, Ukrainian tourists, vacancies in sector will not need filling As the tourism sector braces for pain following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...
Tourism sector calls for urgent action over staff shortages
The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) urged the government on Thursday to take immediate action to solve all issues related to staff shortages in...
Tourism industry issues staff shortage SOS
Staff shortages threaten the quality of services and the hotels’ ability to serve more customers than 2021, the association of tourism businesses (Stek) said on...
Forestry department calls off work stoppage (Updated)
The forestry department postponed a three-hour work stoppage on Thursday morning to protest understaffing, following a meeting with the agriculture ministry. The strike, which was...
Significant increase in staff shortages
Business leaders as well as trade unions say the labour market is still struggling to settle after the turbulence caused by the coronavirus-related closures and...
Coronavirus: Athalassa psychiatric hospital struggles with outbreak
Health professionals at the already overcrowded Athalassa psychiatric hospital are pulling overtime as they strive to process increased daily admissions plus the five patients and...
