Companies can now employ up to 50 per cent foreign workers
The percentage of foreigners a company is allowed to employ and include into collective agreements has been raised from 30 to 50 per cent, Labour...
Unions
Okypy proposal akin to ‘reheated food’ unions blast, amid threats of ‘dynamic measures’
Unions on Tuesday decried the latest proposal from the state health services (Okypy) on collective agreements, describing it as akin to “reheated food.” Expressing disappointment...
Protests to be held in all districts as part of CoLA strike
The three-hour strike over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) taking place next Thursday will be held between noon and 3pm, the participating unions said on Friday....
Three quarters of all workers to take part in CoLA strike – unions
About three out of four workers are estimated to participate in a nationwide strike next week to demand the full restoration of cost-of-living allowance (CoLA),...
EAC unions meeting with ministers this Friday
A meeting between the energy and finance ministers, and unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority (EAC) has been rescheduled for this coming Friday. The...
CoLA meeting ends in deadlock amid threat of widespread strikes
Thursday’s meeting between trade unions and employers’ organisations ended in deadlock over reinstating the cost of living allowance (CoLA), with the labour minister – acting...
Teachers’ unions meet government on recruitment issues
Teaching unions Oelmek, Poed and Oltek met with government officials on Thursday to discuss a proposal that would hypothetically improve the recruitment of permanent teaching...
Unions or mobsters?
You may have heard of Jimmy Hoffa. If you are wondering who that is, he was the chairman of the truckers union in the US...
Unions give government two-week ultimatum to restore CoLA (Updated)
By Elias Hazou and Sarah Ktisti Trade unions on Thursday gave the government and employers a two-week ultimatum to agree to the full reinstatement of...
Our View: There should be no dialogue with EAC unions
From today, households and businesses in the Nicosia, Larnaca and Famagusta districts were to be subjected to power cuts of 30 minutes to an hour...
