#Unions

Unions on Friday accused state health services organisation (Okypy) of delaying talks to reach collective agreements with staff working at state hospitals. In a statement from all the labour unions: ...

An electricity authority (EAC) trade union which initially said it would abstain from the scheduled strike on Thursday, said it would demonstrate outside parliament. The independent union of technical and ...

A compromise over CoLA (cost of living allowance) seems unlikely at the moment, Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos said on Monday after a meeting between unions and employers. He said all ...

Unions and employers brace for fight over wage rises Unions and employers’ organisations are on a collision course over the cost of living allowance (CoLA), which they are set to ...

Electricity authority unions are set to decide whether they will begin strikes, after 90 per cent of members appear to be backing the move, it emerged on Thursday. Kyriakos Tafounas, general ...

The cost of living automatic price index adjustment (Cola) is to be discussed at a meeting scheduled with the ministry of labour for November 7. Minister of labour and social insurance ...

Some 3,000 Turkish Cypriots are working in the government-controlled areas, according to reports from the north on Thursday. According to the newspaper Kibris, the number was around 3,000. Turk-Sen union head Arslan ...

There is a strange habit in the Cyprus media always to seek the opinions of teaching union bosses about public schools and education ministry policy. For the last couple of ...

English School staff threatened to strike on Wednesday over the decision to dismiss three unionised teachers as the education ministry called on the school board and employees to come to ...

Turkish Cypriot trade unionists were demonstrating on Wednesday morning over the law pushed by the ‘government’ to consolidate ‘municipalities’ According Kibris Postasi, ‘municipality’ staffers were mobilising to protest “the (special) ...

Differences remain between employers and trade unions as regards the introduction of a national minimum wage, Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos said on Tuesday, as he continues separate contacts with social ...

Labour Minister Kyriakos Koushos held new talks with employers’ organisations on Friday as he seeks to bridge differences between social partners ahead of the introduction of a national minimum wage. ...

Politicians and media commentators often warn about the growing disillusionment of people with politics, citing the declining turn out for elections and the thousands of youngsters not registering on the ...

Nicosia bus employees returned to work on Thursday, after they temporarily called off their indefinite strike which started last week. The decision to suspend the strike was announced after a ...

The introduction of a national minimum wage was at the centre of a meeting between Peo trade union federation with President Nicos Anastasiades at the presidential palace on Thursday. Cyprus ...

Discussing the 2022 budget for the ministry of education at the House education committee minister Prodromos Prodromou said the target was to submit the plan for the evaluation of teachers and ...

State-owned electricity authority (EAC) unions said Friday they supported looking into whether the company could absorb the rising cost of production so that consumers won’t have to foot the ...

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot unions on Wednesday jointly called for reconciliation and cooperation to mark World Peace Day in memory of the millions of victims of Nazism. During a ...

Mobile rapid test units will once again make the rounds when secondary schools reopen in September, the health ministry has assured teachers’ unions, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. ...

Cyprus’ health system was faring well so far despite increasing pressure because of the coronavirus pandemic, state health services organisation (Okypy) said Tuesday, rejecting criticism from health professionals that it ...