Ten days on, air traffic staff still have gaping hole in ceiling, they say
THE air traffic control centre in Nicosia, where part of the ceiling collapsed on June 13 remains unrepaired, the Pancyprian public sector union (Pasydy) said
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Education minister called to apologise for ‘offensive’ comments
By Evie Andreou EDUCATION Minister, Costas Hambiaouris, found himself in the dog house on Saturday after both teachers and nurses lashed out on him for
PEO union calls on state to properly staff labour inspection unit after latest workplace death
PEO union on Sunday called on the state to properly staff the department of labour inspection following the death of a 25-year-old woman in a
BoC workers authorise Etyk to strike over “unreasonable” demands
By Stelios Orphanides The members of Etyk working for Bank of Cyprus on Monday authorised the union to strike in a dispute over an alleged violation of
Teachers union says no to midterms
Around two thirds of the 4,500 members of the secondary education teachers’ union Oelmek who took to the ballots on Thursday voted against the introduction of
President’s pre-election promise on minimum wages needs more discussion, union says
The head of umbrella union SEK said on Tuesday that the issue of a minimum wage for each profession was touched on during a broad
New civil servants’ union aims for equal rights
A new union for contract civil servants said on Friday its members are aiming for equal rights with their full-term colleagues. The Equality trade union
Bank workers union to demonstrate over provident funds
Bank employees’ union Etyk will hold a demonstration on February 1, because the government has failed to keep its promises, it announced on Tuesday. Etyk
Doctors’ union continues to criticise health minister
The decision of the Nicosia general’s intensive care unit (ICU) doctor who handed his resignation effective mid-November to stay on until year-end, in order to
Etyk bashes Georgiades on pension funds, wants a word with President
Bank workers’ union Etyk said on Wednesday that the rejection by the finance minister of its demands for complete compensation of provident funds for losses
‘No going back’ on teacher reforms, ministry says
The education ministry said on Thursday there was no going back, as primary teachers staged an all-day strike to protest parliament’s approval of two bills
Going to work on the other side
As talks on a settlement have entered a more decisive phase over the last couple of years, young professionals and companies from both sides
ETYK issues threat over Hellenic Bank deal with APS Holding (updated)
Bank workers’ union ETYK said its members at Hellenic Bank will meet on Wednesday to discuss the lender’s intention to assign management of its bad
Teachers suspend periodic strike measures for now
Primary education teachers’ union Poed announced on Thursday it would suspend for two weeks the strike measures it decided on last month over the employment
Teachers take measures for second week, may call off planned future stoppages
Classes at the Famagusta district primary schools began an hour later on Wednesday as teachers went on a one-hour work stoppage, while their union, Poed,
Teachers could very well be operating outside the law
TEACHERS’ union Poed and each teacher individually would be committing criminal and disciplinary offences should they opt to ignore the education ministry’s directives in
Teachers union says it’s being unfairly treated
PRIMARY school teachers’ union Poed said on Thursday it was unfairly treated due to the few measures it took and urged Education Minister Costas Kadis
Our View: Teachers union reveals its bullying and blackmail tactics
JUST a month into the new school year, the primary teachers union Poed decided to step up its blackmailing by announcing one-hour work stoppages. These
Tax chief backtracks a bit on ‘coffee shop’ comment
HIS remarks to the House watchdog committee on Thursday were not meant as a slight to the tax department’s civil servants, Tax chief Yiannis Tsangaris
Teachers union has failed to back up its claims of shortages, Kadis says
The public spat between the education ministry and state primary school teachers which led to a one-hour work stoppage on Wednesday is ongoing with union