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[CBBB]

The critisism of an hourly rate of €8 an hour comes from outside Cyprus and from people who are out of touch with wage rates here.

Overseas Housemaids here, have a salary of around €400 per month,, so around €100 for a 40 hour week, or €2.5 an hour. Thus they are pleased to work for €8 in their 'leisure' time to supplement their normal income.

Lana

Actually, I am well aware that €8 per hour by 40 hours equates to the average wage in Cyprus.

But I don't believe this idiot was wanting to employ a Sri Lankan maid at €1,370 per month + Super + Medical Insurance.

He will more likely pay the poor girl the following from your previous post:

Just checked: €377 per month, so €87 per week or about €2.20 and hour.

The above seems to be the benchmark, and this is the reason why Pepps wants a Sri Lankan. Shameful!

My opinion is that this practice should be banned in Cyprus. It is clear exploitation! I can't imagine how anyone can live on these wages. It really is shameful.

But I agree that there seems to be different pay benchmarks in Cyprus compared to other countries. For example, a public servant earning an average wage of €1,700 per month is far below the minimum full time salary in Australia and is considered to be below the poverty line. Cost of living is also higher in Cyprus by far, than it is in Australia.

The civil servant gets this money for going to the office and sitting on his/her arse all day, except when they go out to do their shopping. They really earn money from their afternoon businesses (Kiosks, betting shops, etc.) which they don't pay tax on.

Civil servants in Cyprus knock off at lunchtime every day except Wednesdays, when they work in the afternoon, don't they? They can also easily wangle off-days if they need them, I think.

Don't forget the 42 days paid holiday and the 42 days paid sick leave (which they always manage to be sick for).

[Tim Drayton]

The critisism of an hourly rate of €8 an hour comes from outside Cyprus and from people who are out of touch with wage rates here.

Overseas Housemaids here, have a salary of around €400 per month,, so around €100 for a 40 hour week, or €2.5 an hour. Thus they are pleased to work for €8 in their 'leisure' time to supplement their normal income.

Lana

Actually, I am well aware that €8 per hour by 40 hours equates to the average wage in Cyprus.

But I don't believe this idiot was wanting to employ a Sri Lankan maid at €1,370 per month + Super + Medical Insurance.

He will more likely pay the poor girl the following from your previous post:

Just checked: €377 per month, so €87 per week or about €2.20 and hour.

The above seems to be the benchmark, and this is the reason why Pepps wants a Sri Lankan. Shameful!

My opinion is that this practice should be banned in Cyprus. It is clear exploitation! I can't imagine how anyone can live on these wages. It really is shameful.

But I agree that there seems to be different pay benchmarks in Cyprus compared to other countries. For example, a public servant earning an average wage of €1,700 per month is far below the minimum full time salary in Australia and is considered to be below the poverty line. Cost of living is also higher in Cyprus by far, than it is in Australia.

The civil servant gets this money for going to the office and sitting on his/her arse all day, except when they go out to do their shopping. They really earn money from their afternoon businesses (Kiosks, betting shops, etc.) which they don't pay tax on.

Civil servants in Cyprus knock off at lunchtime every day except Wednesdays, when they work in the afternoon, don't they? They can also easily wangle off-days if they need them, I think.

Don't forget the 42 days paid holiday and the 42 days paid sick leave (which they always manage to be sick for).

I wouldn't knock this system too much, though. I lived in a small village within commuting distance of Limassol city centre for the first few months after I came to Cyprus. I noticed that many of the people there who were continuing with traditional village ocupations, from serving behind the counter of the village co-op shop and running the coffee shop to working the family plots of land, were only able to do so because they also had cushy government jobs to go to in the city in the morning. This system is preventing a traditional way of life from disappearing entirely. Nobody could sustain a living nowadays entirely from selling a few olives and carobs, or serving a few coffees in the coffee shop. If you travel further away from the city, you notice that virtually all the land that was once cultivated has been abandoned. Another good example is the bus service from Agros to Limassol, one of the few remaining rural buses in Limassol district. I know that the man who runs this bus drives in from Agros in the morning, serving a lot of villages on the way, then goes to his government job in Limassol, and runs the bus in the opposite direction after he finishes work at lunchtime.

[SSBubbles]

I wouldn't knock this system too much, though. I lived in a small village within commuting distance of Limassol city centre for the first few months after I came to Cyprus. I noticed that many of the people there who were continuing with traditional village ocupations, from serving behind the counter of the village co-op shop and running the coffee shop to working the family plots of land, were only able to do so because they also had cushy government jobs to go to in the city in the morning. This system is preventing a traditional way of life from disappearing entirely. Nobody could sustain a living nowadays entirely from selling a few olives and carobs, or serving a few coffees in the coffee shop. If you travel further away from the city, you notice that virtually all the land that was once cultivated has been abandoned. Another good example is the bus service from Agros to Limassol, one of the few remaining rural buses in Limassol district. I know that the man who runs this bus drives in from Agros in the morning, serving a lot of villages on the way, then goes to his government job in Limassol, and runs the bus in the opposite direction after he finishes work at lunchtime.

Bravo that man

[CBBB]

I wouldn't knock this system too much, though. I lived in a small village within commuting distance of Limassol city centre for the first few months after I came to Cyprus. I noticed that many of the people there who were continuing with traditional village ocupations, from serving behind the counter of the village co-op shop and running the coffee shop to working the family plots of land, were only able to do so because they also had cushy government jobs to go to in the city in the morning. This system is preventing a traditional way of life from disappearing entirely. Nobody could sustain a living nowadays entirely from selling a few olives and carobs, or serving a few coffees in the coffee shop. If you travel further away from the city, you notice that virtually all the land that was once cultivated has been abandoned. Another good example is the bus service from Agros to Limassol, one of the few remaining rural buses in Limassol district. I know that the man who runs this bus drives in from Agros in the morning, serving a lot of villages on the way, then goes to his government job in Limassol, and runs the bus in the opposite direction after he finishes work at lunchtime.

Bravo that man

He can manage that because he just goes to his Government job to have a rest!

[SSBubbles]

He can manage that because he just goes to his Government job to have a rest!

Cynic!

[Paphitis]

The critisism of an hourly rate of €8 an hour comes from outside Cyprus and from people who are out of touch with wage rates here.

Overseas Housemaids here, have a salary of around €400 per month,, so around €100 for a 40 hour week, or €2.5 an hour. Thus they are pleased to work for €8 in their 'leisure' time to supplement their normal income.

Lana

Actually, I am well aware that €8 per hour by 40 hours equates to the average wage in Cyprus.

But I don't believe this idiot was wanting to employ a Sri Lankan maid at €1,370 per month + Super + Medical Insurance.

He will more likely pay the poor girl the following from your previous post:

Just checked: €377 per month, so €87 per week or about €2.20 and hour.

The above seems to be the benchmark, and this is the reason why Pepps wants a Sri Lankan. Shameful!

My opinion is that this practice should be banned in Cyprus. It is clear exploitation! I can't imagine how anyone can live on these wages. It really is shameful.

But I agree that there seems to be different pay benchmarks in Cyprus compared to other countries. For example, a public servant earning an average wage of €1,700 per month is far below the minimum full time salary in Australia and is considered to be below the poverty line. Cost of living is also higher in Cyprus by far, than it is in Australia.

The civil servant gets this money for going to the office and sitting on his/her arse all day, except when they go out to do their shopping. They really earn money from their afternoon businesses (Kiosks, betting shops, etc.) which they don't pay tax on.

I don't deny that this happens in Cyprus!

I also believe that Cyprus needs to be very careful not to end up in the same situation as Greece!

The public service needs a massive shake up that's for sure.

[Get Real!]

I want to hire a sri anken helper how can I find one

This reminds me of a forum member from the past who wanted to hire a transsexual midget for fun times and Paphitis was the only one to respond…

[Paphitis]

I want to hire a sri anken helper how can I find one

This reminds me of a forum member from the past who wanted to hire a transsexual midget for fun times and Paphitis was the only one to respond…

I thought it was a Choirokitian midget transexual and thought it was you looking for customers! It was an honest case of mistaken identity!

But I like how you twist the facts...