Hotel workers strike over redundancies

WORKERS from two luxury hotels in Larnaca yesterday began an indefinite strike over redundancies.

However, management at the two hotels, the five-star Golden Bay and the four-star Lordos Beach, say their guests have been unaffected by the industrial action.

Sek and Peo unions issued an announcement yesterday saying the decision to strike had been reached following redundancies at both hotels. The unions said the redundancies were “in contravention of collective agreements, against the law and unprecedented”.

The strike, which began at 5.30am did not affect guests, both hotels said.

Lordos Beach said that of its 80 staff, only around 15 were on strike. Twelve employees had been made redundant, according to the hotel.

The nearby Golden Bay also said the majority of its staff had remained at work.