ETYK strongly feels the obligation to comment on the part of the statements of the Minister of Finance, which have caused great concern, indignation and concern to all employees and which clearly express an unacceptable philosophy regarding labor issues and the facilitation of redundancies, reports today's announcement of the organization.
With the announcement, ETYK returns to the issue of the restoration of the cut Welfare Funds and comments on the latest announcement of the Minister of Finance, referring to an "unacceptable statement".
Regarding the comment on the finalization of the decisions of the Council of Ministers, ETYK states that the answer was given on Tuesday afternoon by the 6 thousand who demonstrated in the streets of Nicosia and sent a clear message that these regulations can not be finalized, except when the Government's commitments are fully implemented and without its involvement in our negotiations with the Bank on labor issues.
"We consider it unacceptable that the Government itself, through its Minister, addresses an entire class of workers and tells them that 'you are lucky that you were not fired and you should not speak…' It is not the decisive efforts of the Government that secured jobs in the Banks but the struggles of the employees, under the umbrella and the guidance of ETYK (unless the Minister refers to his letter / commitment, dated 23/5/2013, which the colleagues believed, left the "A bank was cut today as well, negatively affecting more than 200", says ETYK.
Moreover, he adds that "Banks are a private sector in which government interventions do not fit or should not fit, so the difference is the existence of a strong trade union Organization which can, through the solidarity and militancy of its members, secure positions. work and the benefits of its members ".
As he notes, "it seems from the facts that the Minister of Finance and the Government have not taken into account the fact that through the sacrifices of the last six years (reductions and freezing of salaries and benefits), the Banks have saved (costs for the colleague) in addition to 100% of the salary and with the responsible attitude and patience that we have shown, for four years now, waiting for the Government to fulfill its commitments for the restoration of the cut (stolen) Provident Funds ".
He also adds that they have not taken into account "the overwork and hard work of bank employees, to the detriment of their family and social life, which resulted in the survival and recovery of the banks and the economy."
Source: KYPE
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