Deputy government spokeswoman Doxa Komodromou has resigned from her position, the presidential palace said on Monday.
According to the presidential palace, she submitted her resignation in the morning, and it was accepted by the President Nikos Christodoulides.
Reports suggested that her resignation was over the overtime hours she was set to be paid as part of her position as deputy government spokeswoman.
Further details emerged last week of the overtime request filed by Komodromou, including three hours one evening for attending a charity football event for children with cancer.
The latest information came to light after the controversy prompted the government to withdraw its request for the University of Cyprus to pay overtime for its seconded employee: Komodromou.
An initial €2,486 claimed by Komodromou covered the period between March and May, but on Wednesday new details emerged of the period between June and August.
Politis described the ongoing case as a “scandal”, further labelling the overtime she filed for as “illegal and provocative” – claiming her requests added up to about €1,000 per month. The minimum wage in Cyprus is €960.
The daily published details showing Komodromou had claimed overtime when attending book launches, funerals, festivals, meeting officials and preparing speeches. The latter typically took her about three hours.
According to the report in Philenews, the presidential palace will announce her replacement, as soon as the president makes contacts and finds a suitable person to take on the position.
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