Employer fined €6,500 over fatal workplace safety violations
Several penalties were imposed by the Nicosia district court on Tuesday over violations of workplace health and safety legislation that led to the death of a worker.
The total fines ...
Cyprus to ratify ILO convention on violence at work
Cyprus decided on Thursday to ratify and implement the International Labour Organisation’s convention on eliminating violence and harassment at work, through three bills that will now be sent to ...
Over 5,000 work accidents, 30 deaths in three years
Thirty people lost their lives on the job since 2021 and more than 4,000 were injured in the workplace in the same period, the president of the Technical Chamber Etek said on ...
Cyprus second-worst in EU for workplace gender equality
Cyprus is the second-worst country in the European Union regarding workplace gender equality, it was revealed on Monday.
According to a survey carried out by Swedish business website Finansvalp, Cyprus’ ...
Cyprus to prioritise workplace mental health
Cyprus is for the first time speaking out about and seeking ways to address mental health conditions and its impact in the workplace, according to the organisers of a mental ...
Level of workplace bullying ‘alarming’, union says
By George Pirishis
More than one in two people employed in Cyprus say they have experienced bullying in the workplace, according to a new survey that Sek union, which commissioned ...
Coronavirus: Union says SafePass causing tensions in the workplace
The Pancyprian federation of labour (Peo) on Tuesday said the instructions for employers to forbid people from working unless they have a SafePass creates a climate of tension and instead ...
Coronavirus: businesses want staff back in the workplace but measures make it tricky
As employees are expected to return to their workplaces early next month, a number of companies are struggling to accommodate all of their office staff and comply with coronavirus measures ...
Serious issues with implementing sexual harassment legislation
The house human rights committee on Monday debated a bill to increase penalties for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace.
The proposal, tabled by Disy’s Mariella Aristidou and ...
Coronavirus: no quarter will be given to test dissenters
Authorities have begun carrying out random checks in businesses to ensure mandatory Covid rapid tests are being done, the health ministry told the Cyprus Mail on Thursday.
Those who fail ...
Coronavirus: health ministry urges more testing in workplaces
The health ministry on Friday urged employees who have returned to work after it relaxed the number of staff permitted at each premise to take a rapid antigen test.
It ...