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Trade union Peo criticised the government on Thursday for not engaging in structured dialogue before announcing the latest set of measures aimed at addressing the country’s demographic challenges and ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou called for restraint from both employees and trade union representatives on Wednesday as workers in the concrete industry began an indefinite strike. The strike was prompted ...

The first day of an indefinite strike in the concrete industry was a success, trade unions SEK, PEO and Deok said on Tuesday. They said the workers were united and ...

CyBC trade unions call off strike after president says no one to be wronged Trade unions have called off strikes at the CyBC planned for Thursday and next week, after ...

Trade unions Isotita and Pasydy announced on Monday that they decided to postpone protests at the central prison scheduled for October 1 at the request of Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis. The ...

Peace in the hotel sector has been put on hold as trade unions dismissed an intermediary proposal put forward by the labour ministry for the renewal of the industry’s ...

There is a “positive climate” in discussions with trade unions for the renewal of the collective agreement in the hotel industry, Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) director general Philokypros Roussounides said ...

Trade unions on Tuesday rejected a government framework for the collective agreement renewal in the construction industry and will urge builders to stage a 24-hour strike. Sek, Peo and Deok ...

The honeymoon period between the government and the unions appears to be over. It lasted 11 months during which the main union demands about increasing CoLA and raising of the minimum ...

Hoteliers’ association (Pasyxe) general director Philokypros Rousounides said on Friday that “the myth of cheap labour from abroad has to end”. His comments came as the debate regarding a relaxation ...

Employers’ groups expressed disappointed over the government’s decision to raise the national minimum wage to €1000 per month, citing economic concerns. In contrast, most labour unions lauded the decision. Most ...

Trade unions to which Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) workers are affiliated are to meet with Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Tuesday with the aim of resolving outstanding issues. The ...

The joint session of the three trade unions, Pasydy, Sek, and Peo, which convened on Tuesday afternoon to make decisions regarding the issue of low wage civil servants, will resume ...

Discussions will continue on Friday after the finance ministry and representatives of low wage civil servants held a “constructive meeting” on Thursday with the aim of finalising an agreement over ...

Labour unions Pasydy, Sek, and Peo announced on Wednesday that they have requested members to suspend any work stoppages. They stated that the collective agreement, reached last month for low-wage ...

Trade unions on Monday expressed their concern over what they described as workplace bullying ahead of negotiations for collective agreements, saying hotels were pressuring staff to drop their union memberships ...

The Independent Trade Unions’ Federation (Poaso) on Monday called for its workers to receive full payment of the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA). Putting their case forward, they cited “a ...

Turkish and Greek Cypriots are determined to work towards a brighter future for workers in a reunified island, the head of the Segdamelin union, Athos Eleftheriou said on Thursday. He ...

Unions and consumer organisations called on the government to set out and implement a policy to fight inflation, proposing both targeted and horizontal measures. This anti-inflation alliance has asked for ...

The vulnerable section of society is much larger than official statistics show and more must be done to tackle the cost of living, major trade unions said on Wednesday. A ...

Greek and Turkish Cypriot trade unions are to hold a joint event at the Home for Cooperation in the buffer zone in Nicosia to mark World Peace Day on Friday. ...

Trade unions in the north have raised the alarm over potentially unsafe school buildings, weeks before the academic year is set to begin. Concerns were initially raised following the devastating ...

The Independent trade unions federation (Poaso) has called on the government to implement a windfall tax on profits from renewable energy sources. They say that the proceeds from the tax ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou has announced that he would initiate a dialogue with stakeholders about shop opening hours. This transpired after a meeting he had with Povek, the association that ...