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1. Why AI could mean more days at the office

Artificial intelligence was meant to make working from home easier. Now it may become the reason younger employees are asked to return to the office....

2. Cyprus unemployment falls to 3.6% as more people find work

Finding a job in Cyprus appears to be getting easier, at least on paper....

3. Forced to retire, then charged for it? Cyprus workers challenge 12% pension cut

Imagine being told by law that you must retire, and then having your pension reduced because you retired ''early.''...

4. Chloraka restaurant fire was deliberately set, investigators find

A fire that tore through a ground-floor restaurant in Chloraka before dawn Wednesday was no accident, investigators have found....

5. Prison sick notes move from audit report to criminal investigation

The numbers were already difficult to explain. One prison officer was absent for 205 days in 2023 and another 202 days the following year. Across those two years, the officer submitted 111 medical certificates....

6. Marinos Mousiouttas: ''Fairness for today’s retirees, security for tomorrow’s pensioners''

Labour and Social Insurance Minister Marinos Mousiouttas explains the government’s proposed pension reform to Kathimerini....

7. Retiring at 63? Your pension penalty could drop from 12% to 8%

The submission of the pension reform bill to the social partners marks the beginning of the final stage of a long-running effort to modernize Cyprus’ social insurance system....

8. Nicosia EOA awaits €2 million for dangerous buildings

The Nicosia District Local Government Organisation (EOA) is still waiting for approximately €2 million in state funding intended to deal with dangerous buildings across the district....

9. Same hotel, same job, different pay

The person cleaning your hotel room, serving your drink or preparing your dinner may be working inside the hotel, but not actually for it....

10. Cyprus gaming revenue is closing in on tourism...who knew?

Cyprus has long been known for tourism, shipping and financial services. Video games rarely make the list....

11. From €85 to €1,500: Cyprus gets tough on unlicensed jet ski operators

After the serious accident involving a jet ski in Pernera, questions are being raised about how people with no operator’s license can legally rent and drive the high-speed vessels in Cyprus....

12. Nearly 54,000 people now work for the Cyprus government

The Cyprus government had 300 more people on its payroll in July than it did a year earlier, pushing total state employment to 53,747....

13. Education workers give government 15 days to end job uncertainty

Workers in the Education Ministry support programs have given the government 15 working days to answer a straightforward question: After years on the job, where do they actually stand?...

14. Blood donation appeal issued over low blood stocks in Cyprus

Blood stocks across Cyprus have reached critical levels, with health authorities urging people to donate blood as demand remains high and scheduled donation sessions are expected to fall well short of daily requirements....

15. New Cyta board appointment: A conflict of interest?

For many Cypriots, the issue will sound painfully familiar: someone is appointed to an important public position, questions emerge about connections, and people are left wondering how those connections were not spotted earlier....

16. Government workers and pensioners can now change their bank account online

For government employees and pensioners who need to change the bank account where their monthly payment lands, one more piece of bureaucracy is moving online....

17. Expanding into Cyprus: A Practical Guide for International Businesses

Expanding or relocating business operations is one of the most important strategic decisions an organisation can make....

18. ''Those who joined the municipal strike should not be paid'', ministry official says

Municipal employees who took part in the recent strike should not be paid for the period they were absent from work, according to Antonis Oikonomidis, Director of Local Government at the Interior Ministry....

19. Calling in sick under the microscope as government targets abuse in public sector

Taking sick leave because you're genuinely ill is one thing. Regularly calling in sick when you're perfectly capable of turning up for work is another, and it is the second group the government says it wants to tackle....

20. “Hope For Children” Together with Chevron Cyprus, Mark Another Milestone in Long-Standing Partnership

“Hope For Children” CRC Policy Center (HFC) and Chevron Cyprus have marked another milestone in their long-standing partnership with a Humankind Day volunteer activity at the Children's House in Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus. It is the latest initiative in a partnership that has supported vulnerable children since 2020....

21. Elderly homes face summer inspections with air conditioning in focus

Deputy Minister of Social Welfare Klea Papaellina has begun on-site inspections at Homes for the Elderly in all districts of Cyprus to ensure that summer protection measures are being implemented, according to an announcement by the Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare....

22. EAC unions suspend industrial action until September

Trade unions representing employees at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) have suspended the industrial action they had planned until September, citing the difficult conditions currently affecting the country's electricity system....

23. Workplace accident rate in Cyprus falls for eighth straight year

Cyprus recorded another year of improvement in workplace safety in 2025, with the rate of reported occupational accidents falling for the eighth consecutive year, according to the Labour Inspection Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance....

24. Rescue teams race to save trapped workers after powerful quake hits southern Japan

Emergency crews in southwestern Japan were searching late Tuesday for survivors trapped inside a partially collapsed shopping centre following a powerful earthquake on the island of Kyushu....

25. “Alphamega & Bean Bar” Academy invests in the future: 14 new graduates ready to take the next step in their careers

26. Three companies fined €7,000 each after worker suffered spinal fracture

Three companies have been fined a total of €21,000 after the Limassol District Court found they had breached workplace safety regulations in connection with a construction site accident that left a worker seriously injured....

27. Cyprus Airways and Air France signed codeshare agreement for flights between Larnaca and Paris

Cyprus Airways and Air France announced a codeshare agreement covering flights between Paris - Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Larnaca (LCA), with up to 6 weekly flights during the summer season, further expanding travel options between France and Cyprus....

28. €100 million-a-month scam: Three Cyprus residents among suspects

A phone call from a ''financial adviser'' promising easy profits. A professional-looking investment platform showing money growing. Regular messages building trust over weeks or even months....

29. Government plans crackdown on public sector sick leave abuse

The government is preparing changes to the rules on sick leave across the public sector, saying the goal is to tackle abuse while protecting the system for employees who genuinely need time off because of illness....

30. Lidl Cyprus continues its dynamic benefits with 14 salaries per year