Working in Cyprus - Labour Disputes & Strikes
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The settlement of labour disputes is regulated by the Industrial Relations Code.
The Code has been agreed and signed by the employers’ organisations and the
trades unions.
The types of labour disputes are categorised by the Code.
- 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.
- conflicts of interest which arise during the negotiation or renewal of
collective agreements.
The dispute resolution procedure makes provision for 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 or the
announcement of a deadlock if no agreement is reached..
Strikes are not common because labour disputes are usually resolved with the
help of mediation by the Ministry of Labour.
For more information contact the Department of Labour Relations (Tel. +357 22
451 500/1).
Text last edited on: 05/2010
Source: European Union
© European Communities, 1995-2010
Reproduction is authorised.
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