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Cyprus Local Reference INFOrmation

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Working in Cyprus - Labour Disputes & Strikes

Contents:

Introduction

Moving to Cyprus
Registration Procedures
Moving Checklist
Moving Goods
Moving Plants & Animals
Moving Financial Assets
Moving Cars
The Driving Licence
Finding Accommodation
Finding a School

Living in Cyprus
The System
Incomes & Taxation
Cost of Living
Shopping
Accommodation
Cultural & Social Life
Educational System
Private Life
Transport
The Health System

Social Security
Social Security in Europe
E forms: General Overview
General Organisation
Sickness Insurance
Maternity Insurance
Old Age Insurance
Unemployment Benefits
EU Health Insurance Card

Working in Cyprus
Recruitment
Applications
Recognition of Qualifications
Employment Contracts
Kinds of Employment
Remuneration
Working Time
Vocational Training
Annual Leave
End of Employment
Self-Employment
Special Categories
Representation of Workers
Work Disputes

Cyprus Organisations
Employment Services
Social Security
Taxes & Customs
Recognition of Qualifications
Travel
Government
Embassies & Consulates
Consumer Protection
Your Rights
Cars & Driving

Work disputes - Strikes

The settlement of labour disputes is regulated by the Labour Relations Code. The Code has been agreed and signed by the employers’ organisations and the trades unions.

The categories of disputes are recognised by the Code. Firstly, disputes about rights which arise from the interpretation or implementation of existing collective agreements. This category includes personal complaints stemming from the implementation of a collective agreement. Complaints of this sort are submitted for examination by the employer.

Representatives of the unions and of employers’ organisations may take part in the discussion of the complaint. If the problem is not resolved through direct negotiations, it is forwarded to the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance for mediation. As a final resort there is binding arbitration.

Secondly, conflicts of interest which arise during the negotiation or renewal of collective agreements.

The dispute resolution procedure consists of the following stages:

resolution by direct negotiation;
mediation by the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance (Department of Labour Relations);
if the dispute is still unresolved, referral to arbitration or to a public inquiry with the agreement of both parties.

A golden mean is usually found with the help of mediation by the Ministry. Strikes are not common.