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Close to 900 traffic tickets issues daily in 2021
Close to 900 traffic-related contraventions were issued daily in 2021, mostly for parking-related offences, contravening carriageway markings and illegal use of priority lanes. The figure, which is a significant increase…
Narrowing of Għadira Bay Road fuels controversy
Infrastructure Malta says ‘road ’ was necessary to make it safe for pedestrians Gozo ferry users, boathouse owners and beachgoers are up in arms over the Għadira Bay project as…
Traffic gridlock. What can be done?
Recently, some experts insisted that the only way forward to address Malta's traffic congestion is taxation, higher fuel prices and parking fees. However, UHM Voice of the Workers believes that…
COLA and Social Security Contribution
Did you know that COLA is not given in full as part of it is being deducted as tax? Did you know you are being taxed twice on the Social…
We must unite to recoup the money, but onus is on Government to act
The millions thrown away on the fraudulent hospitals concession agreement can only be recouped if we unite and draw up an action plan, but the biggest responsibility falls on the…
UHM will keep fighting to seek justice for Steward employees
UHM Voice of the Workers will keep fighting until Steward Health Care employees will enjoy the same conditions as their colleagues who are Government books. UHM CEO Josef Vella made…
Coast Road tops list of speed camera fines
Motorists commuting through Malta’s ‘most beautiful road’ are statistically mostly at risk of incurring a speeding fine, as almost a third of these contraventions are issued along this popular thoroughfare.…
Over 7,000 non-EU workers came to Malta in just six months
Over 7,000 non-EU workers entered the Maltese labour market in the first half of last year which equates to a daily increase of 40 mostly in construction, accommodation, catering and…
Malta with the lowest minimum wage increase in the EU
Despite the € weekly rise, minimum wage earners in Malta had the lowest increase across the EU in 2023 with a modest rise in their salary which reached €835. Moreover,…
The four-day week: a myth or the way forward?
Trials on the feasibility of a four-day week, whereby employees work 32 hours but still get the same pay, have been very encouraging. In the US and Ireland, a six-month…