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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…
Climate change: Parliament votes to reduce member states’ emissions by 40%
Parliament adopted with 486 votes to 132 and 10 abstentions the revision of the so-called Effort Sharing Regulation. It sets binding annual reductions for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission for road…
Would PBS ever report on PBS?
The UK’s State broadcaster, the BBC was recently in the eye of the storm over the controversial decision to suspend Gary Lineker on the grounds that he breached the stations…
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…
Congestion fees and taxes – a solution or a punishment?
The traffic situation in Malta is a major headache which is resulting in certain parts of the island becoming gridlocked while making life hell for motorists. Faced with this situation…
Ukraine, one year on: MEPs debate the energy outlook with the Commission and IEA
In a meeting of the Industry, Research and Energy committee (ITRE), speakers took stock of the situation on the energy market one year after the start of the Russian aggression against Ukraine,…
Getting our money back is the ‘real deal’
In 2015 when the hospital concessions agreement saw the light of day UHM Voice of the Workers sounded the alarm bells. Even in those early days when the union was…
EU job seeker’s aid worth €1.9million for 559 dismissed workers in Belgium
559 employees of TNT Belgium at Liège Airport who lost their jobs following a transfer of operations to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport should receive € million in EU aid. 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.…