#Trade Unions

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A deal over the cost of living allowance (CoLA) appeared to be inching closer on Thursday after three unions gave the thumbs up to the latest proposal. Sek, Deok and ...

Trade unions on Thursday gave a thumbs-down to a mediation proposal by the government for a new deal on the cost of living allowance (CoLA), while employers grudgingly agreed to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday called on social partners to contribute to reaching compromise agreements to safeguard workers’ rights amid an ongoing dispute on the cost of living allowance. Cyprus’ ...

IF HE has made a full recovery from illness and returns to work on Tuesday, the first thing the labour minister Kyriakos Koushos would have to do is make a ...

Workers unions on Friday issued their 2023 agendas addressing key issues such as the need for more collective agreements, increase of pensions and implementation of legal framework for remote work and ...

By Elias Hazou and Jonathan Shkurko Trade unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Thursday announced measures as of next week that could potentially lead to ...

Although nobody acknowledges it, government in Cyprus, regardless of who is in charge, has had its hands tied by unions for decades. Its policies are regularly curtailed or distorted by ...

Political parties, trade unions and organisations from both sides of the divide in Cyprus stressed on Monday their determination to continue their struggle for the reunification of the country. In ...