At the recommendation of the ministerial committee for the employment of third country nationals, the government has announced it will cut the fixed salary of foreign domestic workers by 5%, reducing gross salaries from €484 to €460. The cut reduces net salaries from €326 to €314.The government also announced it will terminate the indexation of the cost of living allowance for domestic workers.
English: http://cyprus-mail.com/2013/08/10/pitifully-paid-domestic-workers-have-wages-cut ...
Focus on wage developments in Cyprus: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/country/cyprus ...
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