EIROnlineThe European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) is a monitoring instrument offering news and analysis on European industrial relations. Its aim is to collect, analyse and disseminate high-quality and up-to-date information on key developments in industrial relations in Europe. It aims primarily to serve the needs of national and European level organisations of the social partners, governmental organisations and EU institutions.Public hospital employees strike over working hours- February 19, 2007 In December 2006, staff paid on an hourly basis in public hospitals held a two-hour token work stoppage, protesting over what they consider to be a refusal by the government to implement a regulation of the 20042006 collective labour agreement.http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/12/articles/cy0612029i.html New law on opening hours and employment conditions for retail workers- February 19, 2007 In November 2006, a new law regulating shop opening hours and retail employees terms and conditions of employment in Cyprus came into effect. An outcome of social dialogue, the new legislation clearly provides a more favourable regulatory framework in terms of statutory and other forms of protection for workers in the sector, thus meeting many of the demands of the trade unions.http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/12/articles/cy0612019i.html |