Labour minister puts forward ‘fair and balanced’ proposal for hotels

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou has put forward a mediation proposal for the sectoral collective agreement in the hotel industry and expects the employers and trade unions to return with their final response by October 21.

Panayiotou met with the social partners at the labour ministry on Tuesday to submit his proposal and pointed out that the collective agreement must be renewed, to the benefit of the island’s economy.

The minister described his proposal as “fair and balanced”.