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Majority back longer shop hours
By Constantinos Psillides THE majority of Cypriot consumers favour the new extended shop hours and admit that it has made life easier for them, according to a research commissioned by the retailers...
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Working to eradicate sexual harassment
By Staff Reporter Nine out of ten women who have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace have not spoken out for fear of losing their jobs, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Monday. The...
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Thousands of new applicants for state aid
By Constantinos Psillides AROUND 67,000 applications regarding the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) have been filed up to now, of which 17,000 come from people who had never previously qualified for...
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Cyprus among EU states with biggest gender pay gap
Men in Cyprus earn 16.4 per cent more than women, ranking Cyprus among 10 EU member states with the largest gap in salaries between the two sexes. Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said the gap was...
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Benefit abuse is widespread, some paid even after death
By Angelos Anastasiou INSTANCES of welfare recipients who own blocks of flats and hundreds of thousands of euros in deposits, and others who continued to receive benefits even after the beneficiaries’...
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Our View: Bumpy start to GMI should come as no surprise
APPLICANTS for the minimum guaranteed income (GMI), introduced by the government earlier in the year, were found to own blocks of flats or have hundreds of thousands of euros in bank accounts, said...
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All GMI applicants to be reviewed by end of the month
By George Psyllides THE labour ministry aimed to go through all the guaranteed minimum income (GMI) applicants by the end of the month, the minister said yesterday, reiterating that it was important to...
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Cyprus unaffected by ECJ ruling on ‘benefits tourism’
By Constantinos Psillides CYPRUS is not affected by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision on the so-called “benefits tourism”, since it already has safeguards in place to assure that only job...
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€41 million more in social spending next year
By George Psyllides The labour ministry will pay €41 million more in social spending next year, Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Thursday, mainly because of the introduction of the guaranteed minimum...
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Touch and go for ‘GMI by Christmas’
By George Psyllides THE government is racing to approve thousands of applications for the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) in time for Christmas, the labour minster said yesterday after deputies were...
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Several ‘fat cats’ applied for GMI
By Elias Hazou PEOPLE with fat bank accounts, as well as owners of immovable property worth hundreds of thousands, were among those applying for guaranteed minimum income (GMI), labour minister Zeta...
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Nine companies ‘get it right on gender’
By Staff Reporter Nine companies were on Tuesday awarded certificates for best practices and for gender equality in the workplace by the labour ministry. It was the first-ever such award ceremony...
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Auditor-general takes cabinet to task over consultancy hire
By Angelos Anastasiou Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has blasted the cabinet for bypassing due tenders process in awarding a six-month contract for €50,000 to a business consultancy owned by a...
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Opposition vows to continue blocking foreclosures
By Elias Hazou THERE APPEARS to be no end in sight to the domestic debacle over the foreclosures law, with opposition parties set this week to reconfirm its suspension which they passed a fortnight...
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Social insurance fund was €50m in the red in 2013
The Social Insurance Fund showed a deficit of around €50 million for the first time ever in 2013, a report by the auditor-general shows. In 2012 the fund had a surplus of €156 million. The report by...
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House to have upper hand on extended shop hours
By Elias Hazou REGULATIONS governing shops’ opening hours are to be tabled to the House next week, labour minister Zeta Emilianidou said yesterday. The regs stipulate allowing shops to operate on...
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Consumer groups split over Sunday shop hours
By Andria Kades CONSUMER unions appeared conflicted yesterday over the ongoing shop hours debate and whether they should be open on Sundays. “The draft bill submitted by the minister (of labour) covers...
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House edges towards compromise on shop opening hours
By Constantinos Psillides The House labour committee failed once again to reach an agreement on Monday over shop opening hours, paving the way for a compromise proposal tabled by DIKO Angelos Votsis...
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‘You can buy jewellery but not food on a Sunday’
By Constantinos Psillides It is highly probable the legislation ordaining that shops remain closed on Sundays is unconstitutional, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Friday, preparing the way for...
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One in five construction workers undeclared
One in five workers in the construction sector do not have social insurance, Labour and Social Insurance Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Saturday, urging contractors to take all necessary steps to...
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