{"id":4226,"date":"2020-12-03T17:27:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T16:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=4226"},"modified":"2020-12-03T17:32:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T16:32:37","slug":"is-saga-tal-izbalji-fil-pagi-fil-wasteserv-ma-tistax-tibqa-sejra","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/is-saga-tal-izbalji-fil-pagi-fil-wasteserv-ma-tistax-tibqa-sejra\/","title":{"rendered":"No end in sight for the Wasteserv salary mistakes saga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Employees of the contractor rendering services to Wasteserv have long been complaining of persistent mistakes in their salaries and at times have found themselves in hot water over delayed bank loan payments after not getting paid on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This saga has persisted even though in January 2020 workers had been promised that it would be addressed once and for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen the end of the month approaches and we receive our salary, there is concern that we might be in trouble over our bank loan in case we do not receive our salary in full,\u201d an affected employee confided to Voice of the Workers Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These errors affect allowances, benefits, vacation leave, sick leave, overtime and additional payment which is due on Sundays and public holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSometimes this would translate to a reduction of hundreds of euros in our wage. The issue has been dragging for years and it seems nobody managed to solve it,\u201d this worker said, while declining to identify himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though Wasteserv employs hundreds, only a few dozen are on its books. The rest, ranging from workers with basics skills to professionals, are employed with the contractor through an outsourcing contract. This is leading to lack of coordination between the two entities and sometimes even confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue has become endemic to the point that in the last collective agreement of 2018, which was negotiated by the officially recognized U\u0126M Voice of the Workers, a clause had been added specifically for such cases. Through this agreement, mistakes in the employees\u2019 wages must be addressed within three weeks. The timeframe prevents a scenario whereby employees would get the amount due in the following salary, as this would create confusion on what was due to them during that month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last January, when the current contractor Ozo Services took over, it promised to address the problem. A dedicated group was set up and measures were taken including the installation of staff attendance equipment to improve administrative aspects. Almost a year down the line the problem persisted. The complaints which U\u0126M receives at the end of every month are testament to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnfortunately, when we complain we are unable to seek redress as everybody seems to be passing the buck,\u201d workers complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the U\u0126M is assisting those affected to get what is due in the shortest possible time and within the parameters of the collective agreement, it is high time that this issue is resolved once and for all. Employees should not bear the brunt of the administrative shortcomings.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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