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Digital Green Certificate could be key for recovery of tourism industry
The Digital Green Certificate could play a crucial role for the recovery of the tourism industry in Malta, but its success depends to a high degree on the rate of…
Salary breaches prompt UHM to seek DIER intervention
Persistent mistakes resulting in hefty deductions in the salaries of OZO Group employees at Wasteserv have prompted UĦM Voice of the Workers to request the intervention of the Director of…
A ‘dangerous precedent’ for our Constitutional rights
A Bill being piloted by the government may set a “dangerous precedent” as it would mean that our rights and liberties would no longer be guaranteed by the Constitution but…
Freeport and JobsPlus employees not yet vaccinated despite high-risk job
Freeport workers and JobsPlus employees are outraged at the fact that despite their high-risk jobs with respect to COVID-19 exposed, they have not yet been administered the vaccine yet. Although…
Contact tracing scheme shrouded under a veil of secrecy
A government scheme targeting workers in the tourism industry who have been idle for months due to the slowdown caused by the COVID-19 outbreak seems to be shrouded under a…
‘A government shunning social dialogue behind the courts’
Government’s decision to block industrial action ordered by UHM Voice of the Workers through an injunction was testament to its strategy of shunning social dialogue behind the courts. UHM CEO…
Emergency ambulance responders paid less than animal ambulance drivers
Emergency ambulance responders are getting paid less than animal ambulance drivers with the discrepancy being to the tune of €5,000 per year, Voice of the Workers Weekly can confirm. “The…
Care workers at Gozo General Hospital less equal than others
Care workers on the books of a contractor servicing the Gozo General Hospital who get infected with COVID-19 while carrying their duties, are not getting the same benefits enjoyed by…
Calls for creation of Covid-19 register to save vaccine dozes from going to waste
Outdated information in the health authorities’ database and no-shows (persons failing to turn up) are resulting in a significant number of Covid-19 vaccines going to waste, Voice of the Workers…
Employees on shift might miss out on extra days of leave
Some employees will not be compensated with an extra day of vacation leave for public holidays falling on weekends according to the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations. The worse…