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| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | No | 0 | Minimum Wages Act, 1941; Minimum Wages Order, 2012 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | Protection of Wages Act, 2007 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | Organization of Working Time Law, 2002 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | No | 0 | §2 & 9 of the Organisation of Working Time Law, 2002 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | Organisation of Working Time Law, 2002 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §7 Organisation of Working Time Law, 2002 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §6 & 16(2) of the Organisation of Working Time Law, 2002 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | Public holidays list provided by the Government |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | Annual Leave with Pay Law, 1967; Organisation of Working Time Law, 2002 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | Law requring employers to inform employees of contract conditions (Law 100(1)/2000) |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §9 of the Fixed-Term Work Employees (Prohibition of Discriminatory Treatment) Law, 2003 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | No | 0 | 3 & 9 of the Termination of Employment Law, 1967 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | No | 0 | §4- 11 of the Termination of Employment Law, 1967 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §16-18 & table 4 of the Termination of Employment Law, 1967; Collective Redundancies Law (28 (1)/2001) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | Parental Leave and Leave on Grounds of Force Majeure Law, 2012 |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | Yes | 1 | Protection of Paternity Law in 2017 (Law 117(I)/2017); §29-A of the Social Security Act of 2010 |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §5 of the Maternity Protection Act of 1997; §2 & 6 of the Breastfeeding Promotion and Protection Law of 2018 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §2 & 5 of the Law on Equal Treatment of Men and Women in Employment and Vocational Training, 2002 |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §3 & 5A of the Maternity Protection Act, 1997 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §21, 26-30, Fourth Table (Part I & III) of the Social Security Act, 2010 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §21, 26-30, Fourth Table (Part I & III) of the Social Security Act, 2010 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §4 and 4A of the Maternity Protection Act of 1997 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | Safety and Health at Work Law 1996; Regulations on minimum OSH Standards (PPE), 2001 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | Regulation 173/ 2002 (Management of Safety and Health at Work Issues) |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §6 of the Maternity Protection Act, 1997; Maternity Protection (Safety and Health at Work) Regulations, 2002 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | Social Security Act of 2010 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §35-39 of the Social Security Act of 2010 |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | Social Security Act of 2010 |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | Social Security Act of 2010 |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | Yes | 1 | §21, 31-33 & Fourth Table of the Social Security Act of 2010 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | Social Security Act of 2010 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §5 & 24 of the Act on Equal Pay 2002 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §7-12 & 30 of the Act on Equal Treatment 2002 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §28 of the Constitution of Cyprus, 1960; Act on Equal Treatment 2002; Act on Equal Treatment in Employment 2004 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | No | 0 | §25 of the Constitution of Cyprus, 1960; Act on Equal Treatment 2002; Act on Equal Treatment in Employment 2004 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | Social Security Act of 2010; MISSOC Comp. Table for Cyrpus |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | Protection of Young Persons at Work (48(I)/2001) |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | Protection of Young Persons at Work (48(I)/2001); Compulsory Education Law 24(1)/1993 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | Protection of Young Persons at Work (48(I)/2001) |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §10 of the Constitution of Cyprus, 1960; §254 of the Criminal Code (CAP 154), 1962 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | Law on Recognition of Trade Union Organization 2012; The Trade Union Act 1965 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §21 & 26 of the Constitution of Cyprus, 1960; Industrial Relations Code 1977 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | Yes | 1 | §27, Constitution 1960; Industrial Relations Code 1977; §64 & 65 Cypriot Criminal Code (CAP 154), 1962 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §27, Constitution 1960; §18, 40 & 51 Trade Union Laws (71/1965) |
