Pay gap in Cyprus falling, now lower than EU average
A woman has to work until February 6 to reach the same wage as a man received in the preceding year, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Sunday.
Emilianidou said that ...
Former labour minister elected first woman head of Peo union
Sotiroula Charalambous, a former labour minister in the Christofias administration, was on Friday elected new general secretary of trade union confederation Peo, succeeding Pambos Kyritsis who stepped down after 23 years ...
State to invest heavily in skills, training, and retraining, minister says
Cyprus’ recovery and resilience plan is a new economic growth model without social exclusions, which continues the reforms and policies that have been implemented in the past eight years, Labour ...
Cabinet extends maternity leave for second and third births
An important decision regarding the extension of maternity leaves in Cyprus was taken on Thursday at a meeting of the Council of Ministers.
Specifically, for the second child, maternity leave ...
Ministers accuse Diko of playing ‘petty politics’ during a crisis
The government on said Monday that opposition Diko offered nothing of substance and raised obstacles to policies designed to support people, as it fought back criticism over the handling of ...
Coronavirus: Labour minister outlines payroll support
As part of the government’s effort to sustain employment in businesses hit by the pandemic, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Saturday announced an extension of payroll subsidisation schemes.
The ...