The Minister of Justice and Public Order, Kostas Fitiris, will have meetings with the unions of the security forces today, with the issue of police hours being high on the agenda.
The Chief of Police's announcements about changes to the hours, triggered a strong reaction from the unions.
Asked about the issue that arose, Mr. Fytiris said that the claims of the staff should be promoted through institutional dialogue and public confrontations should be avoided.
Pasydy and the Cyprus Police Association, in their announcement, have spoken of a flagrant circumvention of labor institutions, with unprecedented practices and tactics. They emphasized that working hours are a fundamental and sacred right for all workers and cannot be changed unilaterally.
The Equality union stated that the reduction of working days unilaterally decided by the Police Leadership violates and abolishes an acquired right of the Security Forces.
On behalf of the police, the press representative, Byron Byronos, said that the Head of the Corps is not fighting the police. He stated that in the context of his duties, Themistos Arnaoutis had to apply rational criteria for the better functioning of the body, with the aim of more effectively guarding the citizens.
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