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Malta Foodbank Foundation facing ever increasing demand
The Covid-19 outbreak and the sharp rise in the cost of living have accentuated the struggles faced by low-income families who are having to resort more than ever to the…
Less than half of €400,000 ERA fines have been paid
Less than half of the €400,000 which the environment watchdog has imposed in daily fines for various breaches reported between 2016 and this year have been settled, with the bulk…
An act of betrayal against genuine collective bargaining
UHM Voice of the Workers condemns the manner in which it has been ousted from the country’s highest democratic institution, the House of Representatives, after having successfully led negotiations on…
‘There’s money for everything but not for ambulance workers’
Ambulance workers at Mater Dei Hospital are outraged as Government is investing huge sums in new equipment but is playing hardball when it comes to a new collective agreement which…
Drop in development permits in 2020 but Gozo still in overdrive
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has coincided with a sharp drop in new development permits issued by the planning authority. Information tabled recently in parliament shows that compared to…
Company guilty of unfair dismissal after sacking worker without opportunity to defend himself
A company who fired an employee over a series of “breaches” was found guilty of unfair dismissal after it transpired that it failed to give the employee the opportunity to…
Central Bank report confirms price hikes in retail and wholesale
More than three quarters of business in the wholesale and retail sector have increased their selling prices between July and September this year, a Central Bank report has confirmed. The…
UHM to meet Social Policy Minister on FSWS employees
UHM Voice of the Workers CEO Josef Vella will be meeting Social Policy Minister Michael Falzon to discuss the future of 400 FSWS employees who recently discovered they had missing…
UĦM is duty bound to defend workers not being paid on time
UĦM Voice of the Workers had every right to act in the case of the St. John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation employees who were not paid on the designated day in breach…
Health Ministry extends Covid-19 vaccines expiry date by three months
Covid-19 vaccines being stocked by the Health Ministry which were set to expire this month have been given a new lease of life after their expiry date was extended by…