Cyprus trade unions accept zero increase in pay of public servants

Trade unions, representing the wider public sector, have accepted to renew the collective agreements of their members without any salary increase.

At the trade unions’ meeting, which took place Wednesday, General Secretary of the Cyprus Workers' Confederation (SEK), Nikos Moiseos, said that employees in the public sector are making a great sacrifice by accepting no increase in their salaries.

“Employees in the public sector are making a great sacrifice by accepting zero increase and they expect similar sacrifices from others”, he added, noting that they will monitor the economic situation.

General Secretary of the Pancyprian Federation of Labor (PEO), Pambis Kyritsis, said that the trade unions expect from the Parliament and the political parties to accept and ratify the necessary bills regarding tax evasion and the increase of corporate tax for a more balanced policy in order to address the economic crisis.

In his statements, General Secretary of the Pancyprian Public Employees Trade Union (PASYDY), Glafkos Hadjipetrou, said that PASYDY will not accept unilateral measures from the government.

“We will not accept unilateral measures”, he said, adding “the crisis concerns and affects us all and we should all make a contribution”.