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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 1 JULY 2018 23 CLASSIFIEDS OZO HOSPITALITY - is seeking to recruit staff for the following posi- tions; room attendants, public area clean- ers, waiters and kitchen porters. Salaries depending on previous work experience, positions require flexibility to work night shifts, weekends and public holidays. Visit our website on www.ozogroup.com or send an email on careers@ozogroup.com or phone +35622471428. PIPE FITTERS - JF Services Ltd requires responsible individuals to work as full-time Pipe Fitters. The chosen candi- dates will maintain, install, and dismantle all types of pipelines, fittings and hydrau- lics as required for new construction or maintenance. They must communicate effectively in English. They will have 3 years' experience in pipe fitting and repair as well as VET Award in Principles of Plumbing or equivalent at MQF Level 2 or higher. Gross weekly wage: €233.52. Apply to recruitment@jfgroup.com.mt PLASTERERS - JF Services Ltd is currently seeking to recruit Plasterers. Responsibilities include: coating of inter- nal walls and ceilings with different types of plaster in order that they're ready to be decorated, and the coating of exter- nal surfaces with appropriate materials, such as cement or sand, understand blue- prints and technical plans so the plaster is applied according to the design. Other responsibilities include good time man- agement and a thorough understanding of how houses and other buildings are con- structed, Construct scaffolding so plaster can be applied to ceilings and other hard- to-reach places and re-position it as need- ed. Interested candidates are required to have attention to detail and be proficient in English. Gross Weekly Wage: €200. Interested candidates are to send their CV application to recruitment@jfservices. com.mt PRODUCTION OPERATORS - MCL Components Ltd is looking for Production Operators to working on vari- ous production lines and machines, to maintain productive output on assigned machines, to ensuring quality is main- tained at every stage and to optimise processes during production runs. Work will be on a shift basis and will be paid at minimum wage. Please apply on hr@ mclmalta.com ROOM ATTENDANT/CLEANING ASSOCIATES - MSNC Group Limited (Zurrieq) is seeking to employ Room Attendants/Cleaning Associates to work with our clients in hotels and weddings across different venues. The roles involve changing bed linen and making beds, cleaning rooms and public areas such as corridors, addressing guest queries report any technical issue and maintenance need- ed, clearing of dining tables and buf- fets. Ideal candidate should be fluent in English and able to work long hours. Pay between €4.85 – €6.00 per hour. Contact:- support@extrastaffmalta.com ROOM ATTENDANTS - JF Services Ltd is recruiting full time room attend- ants to perform routine duties in clean- ing rooms, furniture and draperies using vacuum cleaners and shampooers. The ideal candidate must possess a minimum of three years experience. Applicants must communicate effectively in English. Gross Weekly Wage: €172.52. Interested candi- dates are to send their CV application to recruitment@jfservices.com.mt SECURITY OFFICERS - JF Security & Consultancy Services Ltd is current- ly seeking to recruit Security Officers. Candidates must have their own trans- port. Responsibilities include: Protect property by patrolling the area, monitor entrance of property through surveillance, identify visitors and ask for appropriate documents, guard against theft and main- tain security, stop suspicious people and ask for identification, report rule infrac- tions and violations, inspect and adjust security systems, equipment, and machin- ery to ensure operational use and to detect evidence of tampering. Applicants must communicate effectively in English. Gross Weekly Wage: €172.51. Interested candi- dates are to send their CV application to recruitment@jfservices.com.mt SHUTTER WORKER - JF Services Ltd is looking for fulltime shutter workers to work in various construction sites, fix- ing shutters, erecting and dismantling of wooden shutters and assisting with water and electrical installations. Requirement: 3 years experience, practical use of build- ing tools, good communication skills in English. Gross weekly wage €210.35. Applicants can send their CV to recruit- ment@jfgroup.com.mt SIGNAL 8 - Signal 8 Security Malta Ltd. requires filling positions as Clerks, Security Guards, security for places of entertainment and cleaners. Applicants should be customer care orientated, smart and flexible for shift work. Email your CV to hr@signal8securitymalta.com.mt STEEL FIXERS - JF Services is looking for full-time steel fixers to work in various construction sites, fixing steel bars and concrete, welding and assisting with water and electrical installations. Requirements: 3 years experience, practical use of build- ing tools, good communication skills in English. Gross weekly wage: €210.35. Applicants can send their CV to recruit- ment@jfgroup.com.mt WAITERS/WAITRESSES - JF Group is recruiting full-time waiters/waitress- es. Main duties will include; greeting customers, presenting menus, answering questions about food and beverages, tak- ing food and drink orders, serving food and/or beverages to customers at the tables as required. We require candidates to have at least 3 years of working expe- rience in a similar post and the ability to communicate well in English. Gross salary €172.51. Apply to: recruitment@ jfgroup.com.mt WAITERS/WAITRESSES - Oyster Services Ltd is recruiting full time wait- ers/waitresses. Main duties will include: greeting customers, presenting menus, answering questions about food and bev- erages, taking food and drink orders, serv- ing food and/or beverages to customers at the tables as required. We require candi- dates to have at least 3 years of working experience in a similar post and the ability to communicate well in English. Gross Weekly Wage: €172.51. Interested candi- dates are to send their CV application to recruitment@jfgroup.com.mt WATCHPERSON - JF Services Ltd is currently seeking to recruit Watchperson. Candidates must have their own trans- port. Responsibilities include: Be alert and quick to detect any attempts to damage property, regularly patrol an employer's premises to stay vigilant against possible threats, take charge of the situation an incident takes place on the premises, be able to work with minimum supervision and follow standard procedures, must be approachable, knowledgeable and should offer necessary guidance. Applicants must communicate effectively in English. Gross Weekly Wage: €172.51. Interested candi- dates are to send their CV application to recruitment@jfservices.com.mt WELDERS - JF Services Ltd is cur- rently seeking to recruit Welders. Responsibilities include: Cutting and joining metals and other materials at construction sites, operate angle grind- ers to prepare the parts that must be welded, weld components using man- ual or semi-automatic welding equip- ment in various positions (vertical, hor- izontal or overhead), maintain equip- ment in a condition that does not compromise safety. Interested candi- dates are required to have attention to detail, experience using a variety of welding equipment and procedures (TIG, MMA etc.) and be proficient in English. Gross Weekly Wage: € 233.52. Interested candidates are to send their CV application to recruitment@jfser- vices.com.mt WANTED COLLECTIBLE items such as panini albums and loose stickers, old postcards and posted envelopes, medals, militaria, coins and paper money, books, toys, stamps, badges, paintings, gold & silver items etc. Call on 21310238, 99246632 Name & Surname .................................................................. 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In comments to MaltaToday, union president James Fenech said he expected the agreement to be well received by the union's members. "We are happy with the deal and look forward to the next five years, and seeing the airline grow," he said. KURT SANSONE THE hospitals concession agreement with Vitals Global Healthcare was to span 30 years, according to the documents tabled in Parliament in October 2016. But doubts have now been cast on the length of the concession after parts of the contract that had been blanked out were leaked to the media. It was the Times of Malta that yester- day reported how St Luke's hospital was transferred on a 99-year lease to Vitals, while the government retained a buy- back option for the Karin Grech and Go- zo hospitals. PAGE 6 4 DID GOVERNMENT'S HOSPITALS DEAL CONCEAL A 99-YEAR CONCESSION? Syrian man's residence permit renewal woes preventing him from working I would like to receive the newspaper for a period of one year. 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I would like to receive both the MaltaToday on Sunday and the Maltatoday Midweek for a period of one year. 14 15 10 11 Newspaper post maltatoday today today SUNDAY • 14 JANUARY 2018 • ISSUE 949 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY Analysis of PQs confirms that commercial sensitivity cited more under Labour Worst flu season ever, doctors say See page 3 YOUR FIRST READ AND CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT €1.75 INTERVIEW Joe Perici Calascione The FKNK president explains why he wants a fair deal for the hunters' lobby Sales agreement between Steward and Vitals entered in mid-December Teachers deceived over promised pay rise KURT SANSONE TEACHERS are fuming since most teaching grades will be getting less than half the promised pay increase suppos- edly agreed upon between their union and the government. After being kept in the dark over the details of the sectoral agreement signed on 21 December, educators were sur- prised to learn that the new allowances structure would only lead to an increase of between 11% and 12% over the five- year period. Billed as a historic agreement, details were revealed online by MaltaToday last Friday, leading to a barrage of dis- appointment in various online forums for teachers and learning support assis- tants. Educators who spoke to this newspa- per said they were deceived. They had been asked by their union to respond to an online consultation last December that asked them whether they agreed with the prop o s e d increases. SIGNS that Vitals Global Healthcare had serious issues in not raising the capital to fi- nance their operation was evi- denced by severe problems in paying suppliers. The agree- ment allowing Vitals a 30-year concession was heavily criti- cised in the media for the lack of transparency on the matter. MaltaToday can confirm that talks between the American health company and Vitals kicked off months ago and in mid-December both sides en- tered into a sales agreement. The two sides have appointed a committee to look into the pending liabilities and Stew- ard has agreed to settle these. The hospital concession agreements with Vitals Glob- al Healthcare to run the Gozo and Karin Grech hospitals would have cost taxpayers more than €40 million this year. It was announced with much pomp and enthusiasm by the Muscat administra- tion but the whole project has fallen f lat on its face just two years after it started. A de- bate on the transfer will take place on Wednesday. According to the financial estimates in Budget 2018, the government will be paying the private company €28.2 mil- lion for the running of the Gozo general hospital. 6 PAUL COCKS AS negotiations with ALPA, the pi- lots' union, remain at a standstill, sources close to the negotiations have told MaltaToday that time is running out for Air Malta to con- clude a deal. This newspaper is informed that Air Malta has offered its pilots a package that will see first officers' salaries increase by an average of €72,392 over a five-year period, while the average increase for a captain would be €105,600. Furthermore, arrears of €6,000 have been offered to each pilot for the expired period of the collective agreement between January 2016 and December 2017. The company has also guaranteed the immediate promotion of ten First Officers to Captains in 2018 and 2019, with a further 15 promotions planned over the subsequent three years. The company has stressed that the offer is its final one but it ap- pears that a significant segment of the pilots are still unwilling to fly longer hours in exchange for the increases offered by the company. Earlier this week, the government announced that it had set up a new company, which would also be seeking to obtain an Air Operating Licence (AOC). The government has said that the move was intended to protect Air Malta's lucrative airport slots, but the sources said it could also serve as a contingency plan in the eventuality that an agreement is not reached with Air Malta's pilots over their working conditions. "The minister had said that all collective agreements needed to be signed by the end of 2017 but realistically, the airline will start to face significant difficulties once the new scheduled routes planned for 2018 start," the sources said. Financing the airline would also be difficult unless all employee sec- tions agreed to a new collective agreement. PG 6 New airline, if pilot talks fail As Air Malta continues talks with its pilots over a new collective agreement, a new airline being set up by the government could provide it with a fall-back option, should an agreement remain elusive Vitals faced cash flow issues and could not pay suppliers SEE BACK PAGE Newspaper post today today today Sales agreement between Steward and Vitals entered in mid-December Teachers deceived over promised pay rise KURT SANSONE TEACHERS are fuming since most teaching grades will be getting less than half the promised pay increase suppos- edly agreed upon between their union and the government. After being kept in the dark over the details of the sectoral agreement signed on 21 December, educators were sur- prised to learn that the new allowances structure would only lead to an increase of between 11% and 12% over the five- year period. Billed as a historic agreement, details were revealed online by MaltaToday last Friday, leading to a barrage of dis- appointment in various online forums for teachers and learning support assis- tants. Educators who spoke to this newspa- per said they were deceived. They had been asked by their union to respond to an online consultation last December that asked them whether they agreed with the prop o s e d increases. that Vitals Global Healthcare had serious issues in not raising the capital to fi- nance their operation was evi- denced by severe problems in paying suppliers. The agree- ment allowing Vitals a 30-year concession was heavily criti- cised in the media for the lack of transparency on the matter. MaltaToday can confirm that talks between the American health company and Vitals kicked off months ago and in mid-December both sides en- tered into a sales agreement. The two sides have appointed a committee to look into the pending liabilities and Stew- ard has agreed to settle these. The hospital concession agreements with Vitals Glob- al Healthcare to run the Gozo and Karin Grech hospitals would have cost taxpayers more than €40 million this year. It was announced with much pomp and enthusiasm by the Muscat administra- tion but the whole project has fallen f lat on its face just two years after it started. A de- bate on the transfer will take place on Wednesday. According to the financial estimates in Budget 2018, the government will be paying the private company €28.2 mil- lion for the running of the Gozo general hospital. 6 PAUL COCKS negotiations with ALPA, the pi- lots' union, remain at a standstill, sources close to the negotiations have told MaltaToday that time is running out for Air Malta to con- clude a deal. This newspaper is informed that Air Malta has offered its pilots a package that will see first officers' salaries increase by an average of €72,392 over a five-year period, while the average increase for a captain would be €105,600. Furthermore, arrears of €6,000 have been offered to each pilot for the expired period of the collective agreement between January 2016 and December 2017. The company has also guaranteed the immediate promotion of ten First Officers to Captains in 2018 and 2019, with a further 15 promotions planned over the subsequent three years. The company has stressed that the offer is its final one but it ap- pears that a significant segment of the pilots are still unwilling to fly longer hours in exchange for the increases offered by the company. Earlier this week, the government announced that it had set up a new company, which would also be seeking to obtain an Air Operating Licence (AOC). The government has said that the move was intended to protect Air Malta's lucrative airport slots, but the sources said it could also serve as a contingency plan in the eventuality that an agreement is not reached with Air Malta's pilots over their working conditions. "The minister had said that all collective agreements needed to be signed by the end of 2017 but realistically, the airline will start to face significant difficulties once the new scheduled routes planned for 2018 start," the sources said. Financing the airline would also be difficult unless all employee sec- tions agreed to a new collective agreement. PG 6 airline, if pilot talks fail As Air Malta continues talks with its pilots over a new collective agreement, a new airline being set up by the government could provide it with a fall-back option, should an agreement remain elusive Vitals faced cash flow issues and could not pay suppliers SEE BACK PAGE WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT WEDNESDAY EDITION €1.00 Newspaper post PAGE 9 • Editorial WEDNESDAY • 17 JANUARY 2018 • ISSUE 570 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY 3 Final vote on pilots' collective agreement expected on Sunday YANNICK PACE LATE on Sunday evening it was announced that representatives from ALPA, the pilots' union, had reached a mutually satisfactory agreement with the Air Malta and the government over a col- lective agreement for the next five years. The agreement will now have to be approved by the union's mem- bers in a vote, which will take place on Sunday morning. The result of the vote will be known on Sunday evening. In comments to MaltaToday, union president James Fenech said he expected the agreement to be well received by the union's members. "We are happy with the deal and look forward to the next five years, and seeing the airline grow," he said. KURT SANSONE THE hospitals concession agreement with Vitals Global Healthcare was to span 30 years, according to the documents tabled in Parliament in October 2016. But doubts have now been cast on the length of the concession after parts of the contract that had been blanked out were leaked to the media. It was the Times of Malta that yester- day reported how St Luke's hospital was transferred on a 99-year lease to Vitals, while the government retained a buy- back option for the Karin Grech and Go- zo hospitals. PAGE 6 4 DID GOVERNMENT'S HOSPITALS DEAL CONCEAL A 99-YEAR CONCESSION? Syrian man's residence permit renewal woes preventing him from working