Coronavirus: Turkish Cypriot workers protest new restrictions
Turkish Cypriots working in the government-controlled areas staged a protest at the northern end of the Ayios Dhometios crossing on Tuesday morning against new Covid...
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Coronavirus: phase two of free PCR tests for workers starts Saturday
Phase two of free PCR tests for workers permitted to travel to and from Paphos and Limassol district will start on Saturday at 2 pm...
Coronavirus: cabinet approves additional measures to support workers
The cabinet on Thursday approved a series of additional measures to support workers stricken by the coronavirus fallout, also extending existing schemes to include new...
Coronavirus: Aid for businesses and workers extended until at least June 12
State support for businesses and employees has been extended until June 12 and if necessary for a further four months beyond that, the government announced...
Government workers up 2.1% in Q1
The number of staff working for general government rose an annual 2.1 per cent in the first quarter of the year, to 61,434, the statistical...
Four Larnaca port workers injured
Four workers at Larnaca harbour were injured on Thursday after gas pipes being lifted on a crane came loose and fell on them. The fire...
Wine industry may suffer with global warming – research
By Alex Whiting Global warming may hit wine lovers where it hurts the most – the pocket – as rising temperatures are likely to increase labour costs...
UK employers worry that EU workers will leave this year – survey
More than a quarter of employers in Britain say staff members from other European Union countries have considered leaving their firms or the country in...
Thirteen workers trapped, three dead, in Turkish copper mine after landslide
Rescue teams sought to free 13 workers trapped in a copper mine in southeast Turkey on Friday after it was hit by a landslide that...
Harsher penalties on the way for worker exploitation
The labour ministry is preparing new legislation laying down heftier fines on employers who exploit their workers, as well as cracking down on undeclared work,...
Emilianidou: many workers don’t know their rights
Many workers do not know their rights, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Monday at the launch of a month-long campaign aiming to inform employees...
Bank holiday opening ‘turning workers into slaves’
Small and medium businesses operating on Anexartisias Street, in Limassol, accused big retailers of turning workers into slaves by making them work on bank holidays....
No intention of cutting minimum wage, labour minister says
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou made it clear on Friday that it was not the government’s intention to cut the minimum wage, in the wake of a public...
Our View: SGOs are run like workers’ cooperatives
AN AMOUNT close to €180 million was wiped off the CyTA employees’ pension fund between 2009 and 2013 because of bad investments, said the Auditor-general’s...
Limassol port pilots to strike to prevent Dubai Ports from hiring foreigners (Update 1: adds ministry)
The six pilots employed by the Cyprus Ports Authority will launch an indefinite strike on Monday in an attempt to prevent the appointment of non-Cypriot...
No need for post-vote panic, Cypriots in UK told
Cyprus’ top diplomat in London has sought to reassure Cypriots studying and working in the UK saying there was no reason for panic following the...
Unions threaten to strike in hotel industry
Unions representing hotel workers said they are considering industrial action in an attempt to force hoteliers comply with a recently-enacted law governing employment terms, and...
Port workers announce two-hour stoppage for Friday
Workers at the Cyprus Ports Authority on Thursday announced a two-hour work stoppage for noon Friday, in protest of management’s decision to accuse SYALK union...
Foreign governments press Saudi Arabia on workers’ delayed wages
By Katie Paul, Marwa Rashad and Karen Lema Foreign governments are pressing authorities and executives in Saudi Arabia to ensure that local construction firms make...
Sunday opening not destroying small business, labour minister says
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Sunday rubbished claims by small businesses that extended opening hours were destroying them and exploiting workers, as a final Supreme...