Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) employees announced on Wednesday that they will be carrying out strikes after having faced delayed payment of their salaries for over a month.
The strikes are to last one-hour and be implemented twice daily, starting on Friday, until the problem is resolved, unions announced.
The action comes in response to CyBC employees being unpaid for February and now facing the prospect of repeated late payment for March.
The unions communicated their decision to CyBC management after a letter from the director of personnel informing staff that the corporation’s accounts had been frozen and payroll would be affected.
The blocking of CyBC’s bank accounts has already affected hundreds of employees who have yet to receive their salaries for the month of February.
The unions announced that the strikes will take place every day from 1.30pm-2.30pm and 8pm-9pm.
Employees cannot be victimised and the non-payment of wages goes against legislation protecting workers’ rights to full and timely payment, the unions have stated.
They added that moreover, the CyBC management and administration are fully responsible for the situation.
A meeting has been scheduled between stakeholders at the Ministry of Labour for 12.30pm, with hopes to resolve the issue.
Contents of this article including associated images are belongs Cyprus Mail
Views & opinions expressed are those of the author and/or Cyprus Mail
Source
