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[Z4]

With Cyprus now being in the EU what about the minimun wage?

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/200 ... 05101n.htm

Quote from the site

Though Cyprus has no statutory national minimum wage, the Law on Minimum Wage Levels provides for minimum salaries and wages to be set for six occupations - sales staff, clerical workers, auxiliary healthcare staff and auxiliary staff in nursery schools, crèches and schools. In line with Article 3.1 of the Law, on 29 April 2004 the cabinet passed an order increasing the minimum pay levels in these six occupations.

[webbo]

Too many people holiday here and then decide they too want to live in the sun! (Not just Brits, but the majority do seem to be!) All fine and well if you have done your homework - found (well paid!?) employment/accommodation/schools etc. You cannot just wing it which is a major factor that people 'forget'!!!

Cyprus is not for everyone - you have to work hard to make a go/enjoy it. (Learning the language - or try to beforehand- and then getting involved in the Cypriot culture should set you in good stead)
The soaring cost of living is another major factor here; whilst I understand prices have to increase, they seem to have gone through the roof in the last year or so - happily wine is not affected!

Bubbles x

[Z4]

Too many people holiday here and then decide they too want to live in the sun! (Not just Brits, but the majority do seem to be!) All fine and well if you have done your homework - found (well paid!?) employment/accommodation/schools etc. You cannot just wing it which is a major factor that people 'forget'!!!

Cyprus is not for everyone - you have to work hard to make a go/enjoy it. (Learning the language - or try to beforehand- and then getting involved in the Cypriot culture should set you in good stead)
The soaring cost of living is another major factor here; whilst I understand prices have to increase, they seem to have gone through the roof in the last year or so - happily wine is not affected!

Bubbles x

Wine has not been affected, thank goodness!

The soaring costs of living has not been matched by the Employers has it

[Feisty]

The cost of living never goes down anywhere unfortunately. It's a fact of life.
In the UK petrol has gone up 20% in a little over 6 months.
Food prices are hot on it's heels as is everything else.
Fuel prices are going to go up 20% in the next 12 months.
Things is hard in the world and everyone needs to find where their priorities lie if they are short of money. In the past when I've been short of money in the UK I've taken a part time job in the evenings or weekends and taken in a lodger.
The unfortunate thing about life is that people have had it good for so long they have no idea how to economise.

[Z4]

The cost of living never goes down anywhere unfortunately. It's a fact of life.
In the UK petrol has gone up 20% in a little over 6 months.
Food prices are hot on it's heels as is everything else.
Fuel prices are going to go up 20% in the next 12 months.
Things is hard in the world and everyone needs to find where their priorities lie if they are short of money. In the past when I've been short of money in the UK I've taken a part time job in the evenings or weekends and taken in a lodger.
The unfortunate thing about life is that people have had it good for so long they have no idea how to economise.

But the pay in the UK reflects the cost of living where as in Cyprus it is a different ball game altogether

[Feisty]

The cost of living never goes down anywhere unfortunately. It's a fact of life.
In the UK petrol has gone up 20% in a little over 6 months.
Food prices are hot on it's heels as is everything else.
Fuel prices are going to go up 20% in the next 12 months.
Things is hard in the world and everyone needs to find where their priorities lie if they are short of money. In the past when I've been short of money in the UK I've taken a part time job in the evenings or weekends and taken in a lodger.
The unfortunate thing about life is that people have had it good for so long they have no idea how to economise.

But the pay in the UK reflects the cost of living where as in Cyprus it is a different ball game altogether

No it doesn't. No one is having pay rises at the moment that reflect what is happening, that's why we have record bankruptcies and repossessions of homes.

[Z4]

The cost of living never goes down anywhere unfortunately. It's a fact of life.
In the UK petrol has gone up 20% in a little over 6 months.
Food prices are hot on it's heels as is everything else.
Fuel prices are going to go up 20% in the next 12 months.
Things is hard in the world and everyone needs to find where their priorities lie if they are short of money. In the past when I've been short of money in the UK I've taken a part time job in the evenings or weekends and taken in a lodger.
The unfortunate thing about life is that people have had it good for so long they have no idea how to economise.

But the pay in the UK reflects the cost of living where as in Cyprus it is a different ball game altogether

No it doesn't. No one is having pay rises at the moment that reflect what is happening, that's why we have record bankruptcies and repossessions of homes.

Em...

[Feisty]

Too often people forget to compare like for like.
Many people abandon jobs they are qualified to do IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE and go overseas (whether it be to Cyprus or anywhere) without doing their homework and expect to enjoy the same standard of living when they are hopelessly ill-equipped to just pick up the job of their choice at the wage of their choice in another country and very often don't even speak the language. How do they hope to compete on an equal footing? Like immigrants to the UK they are forced to take low paid work if they want to survive. Well all I can say to them is grow up and join the real world. Cyprus is a small country so obviously the spread of choice is very limited. Any ex pat is likely to be only be able to get a job in tourism unless they set up their own business which is always a risky business.
The minimum wage in the UK was increased to £5.52 per hour in October from £5.35, less than 3% increase. People earning such wages are likely to be struggling greatly with soaring cost of living. The minimum wage was only introduced in 1999 and it was not uncommon prior to that for people to be earning £1.30 an hour.

[CatSitter_Limassol]

i must be doing okay then
according to my part time salary of 30 hours a week at €1,100 a month looks like i'm above the uk minimum wage

[ttoli]

Part of the problem that younger Expats have with managing money here, is that they fail to adjust, Buy the branded goods that they are used to 'at home' and take full advantage of the better nightlife.A friend of mine goes clubbing and drinking 4 nts a week, then struggles to pay electricity bills.