Pension payments will now start within a month from the date beneficiaries reach retirement age, Cyprus’ Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, Yiannis Panayiotou, said on Tuesday, noting that...
Actions and challenges faced by the trade unions in Cyprus’ two communities are included in a report by Institute Friedrich – Ebert – Stiftung (FES) Cyprus, which was presented on Monday evening at...
12/09/2023
Minister of Labour and Social Security Yiannis Panayiotou on Thursday met with EU Commission for Jobs and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit.The meeting was held in Gdansk, Poland, on the sidelines of the...
11/09/2023
An increase in both employment and hours worked was observed in the 2nd quarter of 2023, according to the latest data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus.Total employment during the 2nd...
07/09/2023
European Commission has proposed concrete steps to further digitalise the coordination of social security systems in Europe, in a dedicated Communication. It lays out actions to make access to social...
07/09/2023
Unemployment fell below 6% in the second quarter of 2023, while the labour force grew by an annual 2.45%, in the second quarter of 2023, according to the results of the Labour Force Survey, released...
06/09/2023
The number of registered unemployed persons decreased in August 2023, both on an annual and monthly basis, according to data released on Tuesday by the Statistical Service of Cyprus.Based on...
05/09/2023
The Ministries of Interior and Labour announced they will start on Monday checks in workplaces concerning undeclared employment of third-county nationals.In a joint statement, they said that the two-...
25/08/2023
The number of people employed in the cultural sector in Cyprus increased by 21.5% in 2022 compared to 2021, from about 14.9 thousand to about 18.1 thousand people, also recording the largest increase...
25/08/2023
The Council of Ministers is expected to decide in August regarding the proposed forms of flexible work in the public sector, Maria Cleanthous, Head of the Human Resources Management and Labour...
17/08/2023