Matters concerning shifts and allowances are put in their announcement, independent unions.
This is their announcement:
Ten years ago, when the economic crisis that swept the globe finally did not overtake Cyprus, the employees in the Public Service and in the wider public sector shouldered a large part of the salary cuts.
For shift workers, in adverse conditions, the actual reduction in earnings was even greater. Compensation for night work proven to be harmful to health was significantly reduced. Ditto compensation for working on public holidays, which was a minimal compensation for those who work while their families celebrate without them.
With the improvement of the economy, gradually the allowances and salaries of public and government employees working office hours were almost fully restored. But not the shift workers, who sacrifice a large part of their personal, family and social life, day and night, Sundays, Christmas, Easter and so many other holidays to treat patients, ensure the supply of electricity, telecommunications and air traffic, to support the orderly functioning of the state and society.
For these workers, allowances for shift work, night work, work on Sundays and public holidays, work outside fixed hours, overtime compensation on weekdays and Sundays/Holidays and others remain significantly reduced for a decade. If you factor in the increased inflation, which affects the purchasing power of all workers, the financial burden on shift workers is doubled.
We ask the government, the Ministry of Finance, parliament and political parties to act for immediate removal of the ongoing injustice against us. We have the law on our side and we will fight by any legal means to defend it.
