Tag: unemployment
“Have no food but going to court for unpaid garbage collection fees”
According to an article in Sigmalive, a 35 year old unemployed man from Nicosia who is living on a 450 euro Social Welfare Services allowance is facing a court order today by Nicosia Municipality for ... Read More
5000 employees hired as a result of the extended shopping hours
According to Minister of Labour and Social Insurance Zeta Emilianidou, 5000 new employees were hired in the retail sector since July 2013. Speaking after a meeting of the Employment Committee of the P... Read More
Cypriots won’t take up hotel jobs
In the middle of the worst unemployment crisis in Cyprus, hotels are struggling to find workers for restaurant services and room cleaning. According to the member of the Association of Tourist Enterpr... Read More
Unemployment Rate is Skyrocketing, reached 9.3%
During the past 12 months Cyprus faced the second largest increase in its unemployment rate compared to the rest of European Union. Statistics made public yesterday by Eurostat indicate that the unemp... Read More
Cyprus faces record high unemployment rate
According the statistical data made public yesterday by Eurostat, unemployment in Cyprus has reached a record breaking rate of 8.2% in October (an increase of 0.3% from September). The change is a res... Read More