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Industrial democracy being undermined
Select categories of government employees are being denied the right to negotiate better conditions of work through a collective agreement by the union of their choice. Instead, government is resorting…
Malta registers biggest population increase ever
Malta’s population soared by a quarter in just a decade, with the rise being fuelled by foreigners who now account to more in every five inhabitants of the archipelago. These…
Food prices driving inflation hike
Rising food prices have once again emerged as the main upward driver of the cost of living in Malta which has been on a constant rise since June last year.…
€24 per voter – the 2022 general election expense
The 2022 general election has cost Maltese voters an average of € each with the overall bill exceeding € million. Compared to the 2017 general election when the respective cost…
12% of Maltese households falling behind in utility bill payments
One in every eight households in Malta have fallen behind in the payment of their utility bills, according to a survey on the rise of the cost of living in…
Foreign workers in entertainment industry have outnumbered the Maltese
Employees in the arts, entertainment and the recreation industry are more likely to be foreigners as the number of Maltese workers plying their trade in this sector has declined to…
Wage drop for men between 2018 and 2020
Malta’s average gross annual basic salary increased by just €140 between 2018 and 2020 but male workers suffered a drop in income to the tune of €308 ; This loss…
€7.69 rise in basic shopping basket in just six months
The price hike in essential supermarket items is persisting, as the cost of a basic shopping basket for a household of four has soared by an average of € in…
UK rolls out largest ever 4-day week pilot study
A pilot project into the implications of a four-day working week, involving more than 70 companies and 3,300 workers has just been launched In the United Kingdom. This is the…
NSO sounds warning on climate change impact for Maltese farmers
Maltese farmers could be bracing themselves for smaller crops, lower yields and a higher incidence of diseases and pests according to a climate study published by the National Statistics Office.…