The annual economic report of the Cyprus Labour Institute concludes that fiscal adjustment had negative effects on GDP, employment and the unemployment rate, diverted resources from social uses towards servicing public debt, and caused a sharp deterioration in living conditions.
On 11 July 2007, the Department of Labour Relations, part of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance (Υπουργείου Εργασίας και Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων, MLSI), presented to the members of the Equality Commission the interim conclusions of a study entitled /Analysis of the pay gap between men and
The Institute of Labour of Cyprus (INEK) of the Pancyprian Federation of Labour (PEO) has issued its second annual /Economic and Employment Outlook/ (CY0402103F [1]), which is to be released formally at the end of March 2005. [1] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/articles/inekpeo
In February 2004, the Institute of Labour of the Cypriot Federation of Labour (INEK/PEO) released its first annual Economic and Employment Outlook. The Outlook observes that although the economy of Cyprus is still expanding, its current model of growth is gradually reaching its limits. The way
In September 2003, the Institute of Labour (INE) of the Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE) and the Confederation of Public Servants (ADEDY) released its annual Economic and Employment Outlook. It finds that employment is not increasing, despite the fact that the Greek economy is rapidly
In May 2003, Schiesser Pallas, a subsidiary of the German apparel multinational, Schiesser AG, announced that it was to close down its sewing operations in Greece, citing relatively high labour costs compared with countries such as Bulgaria and Romania. Despite detailed trade union counter-proposals
There is strong evidence that Greece is entering a new era of high profitability and rapid growth, according to the annual Economic and Employment Outlook from the trade union-linked Institute of Labour (INE), published in September 2002. GDP per capita and labour productivity have been converging
The Institute of Labour (INE) of Greece's GSEE and ADEDY trade union confederations issued its third annual economic and employment outlook in September 2001. The report highlights wage differentials between EU Member States and income inequality in Greece, contrasted with the good performance of
The Greek government is seeking to achieve public budget surpluses of 5% to 7%, while public servants have expectations of regaining the losses in purchasing power that they have sustained over the past 15 years. The aspirations of the two parties are not compatible as the government seeks to