Planned hospital strike may be called off

A 24-hour strike scheduled for next Tuesday at public hospitals may be called off, but this depends on the state health services (Okypy)’s reaction to discussion that were held on Tuesday.

Okypy is expected to make its positions clear on Wednesday.

Trade unions Sek and Peo discussed abolishing procedures for hiring seasonal staff and instead employing permanent hourly staff.

Peo’s Stavros Andreou said Okypy “appears to have accepted our position.”

The trade...