Migrant domestic workers entitled to Cypriot pensions
Domestic workers from overseas who work in Cyprus are entitled to social insurance benefits while in the country and to pensions once they retire, even if they then leave the ...
‘Growth for the few, struggle for the many’
Speaking at a May Day rally at Eleftheria square in Nicosia on Thursday, Akel General Secretary Stefanos Stefanou outlined the party’s demands for workers’ rights, calling for the extension ...
Govt ‘walks side by side with those who labour, produce and create’
President pays tribute to workers on May Day
President Nikos Christodoulides marked International Workers’ Day with a message of appreciation, honouring the struggles that laid the foundation for modern labour ...
Our View: Employers cannot negotiate pay according to union rules
The Federation of Employers and Industrialists (Oev) said the key challenges facing the Cyprus economy are the rationalisation of energy costs, containment of wages and ensuring the labour supply meets ...
Thousands protest in Turkey to demand bigger hike in minimum wage
Thousands of people protested in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Saturday to demand a bigger hike in the minimum wage, chanting slogans calling on the government to resign and waving ...
Just a third of north’s workforce are women
Just a third of the north’s workforce are women, according to the latest figures released by the north’s Statistics institute.
The statistics, revealed as part of the institute’...
New bill to tackle standing for long hours at work
By Christmas a bill will be tabled to parliament requiring employers to provide suitable seating for the thousands of workers currently required to stand for long hours in jobs where ...
Bill to protect workers right to sit down
The House plenum should vote before Christmas on a bill proposing to end prolonged periods of standing imposed on employees by businesses, the House labour committee heard on Tuesday.
The ...
Over 40 per cent of registered employees in north are foreign
Over 40 per cent of registered employees in the north are third country nationals, ‘labour minister’ Sadik Gardiyanoglu said on Tuesday.
He said that as of August, there are 116,970 people registered ...
Workers’ rights laid out
The Department of Labour Relations on Tuesday recapped the main changes to legislation that strengthen workers’ rights, such as the obligation to notify workers of their terms of employment.
The ...
Instructions issued to protect workers during heatwave
With temperatures expected to hit 44C inland on Monday, all heavy outdoor work and transportation work related to deliveries, is to be suspended between 12 noon and 4pm, the labour inspection ...
Our View: Inequality between public and private employees must be addressed
The council of ministers approved the terms of reference of the Gender Equality Commissioner on Wednesday, so as to better promote equality objectives in all government bodies. The aim was ...
Some 3,000 Turkish Cypriots crossing for work
Some 3,000 Turkish Cypriots are working in the government-controlled areas, according to reports from the north on Thursday.
According to the newspaper Kibris, the number was around 3,000.
Turk-Sen union head Arslan ...
Bank workers union agrees to suspend strike action for now (Update 3)
Responding to an urgent appeal from Disy leader Averof Neophytou, bank workers union Etyk on Thursday agreed to suspend – but not entirely call off – strike action at Hellenic Bank on ...
Some 130 Turkish Cypriots to be interviewed Tuesday for jobs in the RoC
Around 130 Turkish Cypriots will be interviewed on Tuesday for jobs in the Republic under a recent deal between the main trade unions on both sides to help ease labour shortages, ...