Ministry of education staff appeal for retroactive financial compensation

Indefinite-term employees of the support programs at the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth have sent a formal appeal to the President of the Republic and relevant ministers. The staff, currently experiencing a period of suspended employment, report that they have been left without any salary or unemployment benefits since their work was interrupted, creating an urgent financial crisis.

The workers are requesting immediate retroactive financial support equivalent to the unemployment benefits they would have been entitled to during this period. They have addressed their petition to the President of the Republic, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Education, and their representative unions, OEKDY-SEK and PASEY-PEO. They emphasize that their transition to indefinite-term status should not result in a total loss of income and are calling for the Minister of Finance to secure the necessary funds for an immediate payout.

The employees are urging the President to intervene personally to finalize a legal resolution to the dispute. They claim that their institutional transition has left them in a precarious position, and they are seeking an urgent legislative or administrative arrangement to secure their back pay and institutional recognition.