Labor

Cyprus is making moves to boost its workforce and fill gaps in key sectors with new policies that give both skilled professionals and foreign students more opportunities.

Labor Minister Yiannis Panayiotou has just issued decrees that make it easier for highly qualified workers from outside the European Union to find jobs and give foreign students better access to part-time work.

Unemployed people aged 30 to 59 who join the entrepreneurship program of the Public Employment Service (DYPA) will receive financial support of 17,000 euros.

The goal of the program is to create small and medium-sized enterprises and, according to Labor Minister Niki Kerameus, emphasis will be placed on female entrepreneurship.

The debate on the draft budget for 2025 continues for a second day in the Plenary session.

Hello there, it was a weekend of positive publicity and pleasant news for Thessaloniki and the government. Of course, we also experienced the first severe winter weather with flooded streets and destruction in various parts of Greece, but such things are part of the plan; they happen everywhere, so let’s not overdramatize.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security plans to upgrade the current institutional framework for health and security at work under the new challenges arising daily from technological advances and an increasing utilization of digital tools and AI systems, as well as climate change effects.

Two Greek Australian women have secured prominent positions in councils in the Melbourne metropolitan area following recent elections, marking a significant milestone for the diaspora in the view of the Neos Kosmos newspaper.

From January 1, 2026, entry-level public sector salaries in Greece will increase in line with the minimum wage set for the private sector, according to a new labor law draft. However, for 2025, a unique approach will apply, as outlined in the draft legislation of the Ministry of Labor, which is open for public consultation until November 21.

A British MP was charged with assault today after he allegedly punched a passer-by, who he claims threatened him, after a night out on Friday.

Mike Amesbury was removed from the ruling Labour Party as he was recorded in CCTV and video footage punching a man and repeatedly hitting him after he collapsed to the ground.

A new mathematical formula to determine the minimum wage will apply from January 1, 2028 onward, will rely on inflation and productivity rates, and will be fully binding for the respective government. The regulation, which will be in the draft law of the Ministry of Labor, will not permit its reduction.