Cyprus - Labour Advisory Body discusses pensions and minimum wage - January 31, 2026

The recent meeting of the Labour Advisory Body proved productive in clarifying several issues, moving others forward, and reaffirming disagreements among social partners. The key outcomes from the session are: The Government appears to favour a piecemeal implementation of pension reform to avoid significant delays in its execution. Discussions on the hourly yield of the minimum wage will commence immediately, though any final changes are unlikely before the next decree revision in 2028. Following explanations regarding the final minimum wage decision, unions remain committed to their request for a meeting with the President of the Republic.

Read on: in English…

For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) p.t.debeer@uva.nl or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit https://www.etui.org/Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter or consult the archive with all articles in our database at www.cbnarchive.eu. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org.