Cyprus employers hit out at delay over hiring foreign nurses

The Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) on Monday expressed “deep disappointment and strong concern” over the postponement by the House health committee of the examination of two legislative amendments aimed at facilitating the employment of nurses from third countries.

The federation said the proposed amendments had been submitted by the Health Ministry, with the objective of addressing staff shortages in the healthcare system by easing procedures for recruiting nurses from outside the European Union.