Labour minister pledges revamp of foreign employment
Labour Minster Kyriacos Koushios on Wednesday said he would not leave his post until the revamp of strategic plan for hiring third country nationals is promoted to the cabinet.
Speaking ...
Our View: No justification for not letting Brits vote in local elections
British permanent residents of Cyprus, understandably, were angered by the Cyprus government’s decision to take away their voting rights after Britain left the EU. Those whose names were on ...
Tourism sector calls for urgent action over staff shortages
The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) urged the government on Thursday to take immediate action to solve all issues related to staff shortages in hotels, adding that, so far, ...
Over 2,000 third country nationals deported last year
Over two thousand third country nationals were deported last year, with the number doubling in the past two years, police said on Monday.
Spokesman Christos Andreou said irregular migrant deportations ...
Tourism industry issues staff shortage SOS
Staff shortages threaten the quality of services and the hotels’ ability to serve more customers than 2021, the association of tourism businesses (Stek) said on Monday.
In a written statement, Stek ...
Dire labour shortages felt across many sectors
Exodus of EU workers leave hotels, retail and restaurants struggling
Acute labour shortages that ended when Cyprus joined the EU in 2004 have reappeared because of the pandemic and the uncertainty ...