Our View: Rising prices crisis likely to draw out minimum wage talks
What had been expected to be a routine meeting at the presidential palace on Tuesday to announce a final decision on the minimum wage ended in a major disagreement between ...
Unions say government has backed down over minimum wage
Trade unions Sek and Peo on Wednesday accused the government of backing down after a broad meeting the previous day at the presidential palace failed to approve the introduction of ...
Minimum wage ‘will be introduced in coming months’ (update 2)
A minimum wage will be introduced “in the coming months”, the government said on Tuesday, after a meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades and relevant stakeholders ended in disagreement.
Despite the ...
Minimum national wage could be decided as of May
A final decision on introducing a minimum national wage will be made in May, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Tuesday.
She was speaking after a session of the Labour ...
Introduction of minimum wage up in the air
By George Pirishis
There are new developments regarding the introduction of the minimum wage in the market since the general director of the Federation of Employers and Industrialists (OEB), Michalis ...
Introduction of minimum wage at centre of palace meeting
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 ...
Minimum wage in north set to rise by 40%
The minimum wage in the north is set to rise by 40 per cent after the ‘minimum wage committee’ met on Wednesday following a rollercoaster week for the Turkish lira.
The ...
Minimum wage expected by end of year – minister
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Wednesday a minimum salary was expected to be adopted by the end of the year following the conclusion of talks between social partners.
Speaking ...
Dialogue launched over minimum wage ministry says
Cyprus has launched a dialogue concerning the possibility of introducing a minimum national salary, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Monday.
She was speaking at a meeting of the European ...
Cyprus one of only six EU states with no minimum wage
Cyprus is one of only six countries in the EU which do not have national minimum wages, Eurostat reported.
“As of January 1, 2021, 21 out of the 27 member states of the EU ...
Government says talks on national minimum wage when conditions allow
Cabinet on Wednesday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to launch a social dialogue on establishing a national minimum wage when conditions allow.
According to deputy government spokesman Panayiotis Sentonas, cabinet ...