Citizens’ Alliance seeking to raise minimum wage for all jobs
The Citizens’ Alliance party on Wednesday said they have submitted a bill proposal to raise the minimum monthly wage to €1,125 for all occupations. The...
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Labour minister has serious reservations over paternity leave for single fathers
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said Tuesday she had serious reservations over an opposition proposal to extend paternity leave to single fathers who live with the...
Deal signed for return of cost of living allowance
Unions and employers on Friday signed the return of the cost of living allowance (Cola) after being frozen for several years as part of austerity...
Huge fines for employers caught using undeclared workers
New legislation came into force on Friday, which seeks to clamp down on undeclared work by imposing heavy fines on employers starting at €500 for...
Care for the elderly improving says minister
Care for the elderly and for people with disabilities is improving, the government claimed on Tuesday amid criticism it was not doing enough to help...
Tackling unemployment ‘highest priority’, says minister
The highest priority for the government is to tackle unemployment, through a coordinated effort that has begun to deliver the first positive and promising results,...
Cyprus preparing new national action plan for people with disabilities
A new national Action Plan for Disability, covering the period 2017-2020, is being drafted, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou has said. In an interview with Cyprus...
Government backs plan to change GMI law to help low income OAPs
The government said on Tuesday it was on board with a proposal to amend the law on Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) so that low-income pensioners...
Our View: State still keeping civil servants happy at expense of private sector
The labour ministry, regardless of which politician was in charge, had always been an ally of the unions. This may have been because its officials...
Pensioners call for NHS, cheaper meds at Elder’s Parliament
Pensioners on Tuesday called for the immediate implementation of the national health service, the reduction of drug prices, the expansion of services, the development of...
Conference highlights need for reforming pension system
Low birth rate and increased life expectancy have led the government to include pension reform on its agenda, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Tuesday....
Number of illegally employed construction workers drops
The number of undeclared workers in the construction industry has dropped since 2009, labour minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Saturday at the 21st annual general...
Hotel wage row ‘bad for tourism’
The government and the Cyprus Hotel Association on Friday called on the unions to stop washing their dirty laundry in public as it was...
Stricter fines for undeclared work employers
THE government is set to clamp down on undeclared work through a bill which provides strict fines, and the introduction in Cyprus of a computerised...
Emilianidou pledges more support for working mothers
The protection and support of large families is among the government’s priorities, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Sunday. Speaking at an event organised...
Home for unaccompanied minors opens in Nicosia
A second private children’s home for unaccompanied minors, The House of Hope, was inaugurated on Tuesday in Nicosia “The continuing increase in the numbers of...
Row over shop hours taken to the President
By Andria Kades The row over shop hours was ongoing on Tuesday, a day after President Nicos Anastasiades was asked to intervene in a bid...
‘House of the Child’ to be up and running next year
By Evie Andreou Next year, Cyprus will have a specialised establishment where child victims of sexual abuse and exploitation will have access to the necessary...
Illegal work a scourge on construction industry
By Andria Kades Illegal and undeclared work are among the most serious problems the market faces, according to Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou, who said the...
Survey shows companies clueless on employee rights
By Jean Christou Around half of businesses in Cyprus are more or less clueless or ignore the labour laws, often don’t know how many hours...
