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E-mail: ........................................ YOU CAN RECEIVE THE MALTATODAY ON SUNDAY OR MALTATODAY MIDWEEK, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. NEWSPAPER BY POST Send a cheque payable to MediaToday to: Subscriptions, MediaToday, Vjal il-Rihan, San Gwann, SGN 9016 The newspapers are delivered by post and therefore subject to the usual postal timings. Normally, MaltaToday on Sunday should arrive on Monday and the MaltaToday Midweek should arrive on the same day (Wednesday). NEWSPAPER BY POST 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 I would like to receive the newspaper for a period of one year. MaltaToday on Sunday - €94.59 MaltaToday on Sunday and the Maltatoday Midweek - €149 MaltaToday Midweek - €59 I would like to receive both the MaltaToday on Sunday and the Maltatoday Midweek for a period of one year. 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 date will be responsible for the day- to-day activities within the Famalco Group in house creative department. Ideal candidate will have experience in similar role. Phone 7978 7045; or apply on www.FamalcoCareers. com - - Finest Human Capital Ltd, Attard. DELIVERY AND SPOT SALES PERSON - We are currently look- ing to recruit a delivery person who possesses a clean C driving licence and has a flair for sales, to work within our fresh produce business unit. Phone 7978 7045; or apply on www.FamalcoCareers.com - - Finest Human Capital Ltd, Attard. GRAPHIC DESIGNER - The ideal candidate will have knowl- edge of Adobe Suite, experience in web design, and be capable of demonstrating organisational skills. Proficiency in animation is consid- ered an asset. Phone 7978 7045; or apply on www.FamalcoCareers. com - - Finest Human Capital Ltd, Attard. ISTAGE LTD are searching for experienced stage rigger/scaffolding rigger with a B Driving license. This job requires assembly and disman- tling of metal scaffolding structures. Candidate will be required to work at high levels using harnesses and hard hats. Good command of English is essential. Please, send your CV on nigel@istagemalta.com LETTING SPECIALISTS - wanted at Quicklets, Gzira Branch. The selected candidates must be out- going and have good communication skills especially in English. European natives, especially those speak- ing the Serbian language, are pre- ferred. Previous experience in sales and real estate will be considered an asset. Excellent commission rates & bonus structures! Interested parties are to send their CV & cover letter to robert@quicklets.com.mt or call 99847143. #jointeamawesome LOCAL/OVERSEAS TRUCK DRIVER - Individual should possess a clean driving licence in C+E. CPC and ADR certification will be con- sidered an asset. Phone 7978 7045; or apply on www.FamalcoCareers.com - - Fahrenheit Freight Forwarders Ltd, Attard. OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS - Due to our continued growth, we require office administration clerks to join the group. If you think you are the right fit, we would like to hear from you. Phone 7978 7045; or apply on www.FamalcoCareers.com - - Finest Human Capital Ltd, Attard. ON SITE MALTA LTD - Are looking to recruit an environmen- tal engineer to target environmental tourism. Candidates must be fluent in English and Spanish, both speak- ing and writing. Interested candidates are to send their CV to: info@onsite- malta.com OZOGROUP - we are seeking to recruit personnel for the positions of accounts clerk and administration clerk. To apply kindly send a detailed CV by email to careers@ozogroup. com. RC MANPOWER – we are look- ing for full time hard working staff to be part of a team as housekeeper and waiter. Must speak fluent English. Applicants must have 2 years experi- ence. Salary is €745-€760. Email your CV to: rcmanpowerltd@ gmail.com RVC LTD - are searching for expe- rienced stage rigger/scaffolding rig- ger with a B Driving license. This job requires assembly and disman- tling of metal scaffolding structures. Candidate will be required to work at high levels using harnesses and hard hats. Good command of English is essential. Please, send your CV on info@rvcltd.com.mt RVC Ltd – we are looking for Electricians and Assistant Electricians. Requirements: Experience on three phase installations; A flexible approach to work under pressure; Experience in Commercial/Industrial electrical installation/repairs; The ability to work in a team. Candidates are required to work on our current and ongoing industrial/commercial jobs. Lead electricians must be in possession of Wireman Licence A/B while assistant electricians should have sound knowledge of standard electrical work practices and suffi- cient hands-on experience. Call on 2122-3527 or email on: info@rvcltd. com.mt RVC Ltd – we are searching for an experienced Truck and Lorry Driver with a CE Licence. Description of duties: Operating truck with crane arm and fork-lifters, routine inspec- tions and maintenance on vehicles, preparation of equipment for site, loading, delivering equipment to and from required location, assisting in warehouse duties. Qualifications: CE Driving Licence and 3 years experi- ence, knowledge of Maltese roads and locations is essential. Communication in English language is a must. Call on 2122-3527 or email on: info@ rvcltd.com.mt RVC LTD are searching for driver of heavy truck and lorry. This job requires to operate truck with small crane arm and truck with tail lift, operate fork lifter, routine inspection and maintenance on vehicles, prepa- ration/loading of equipment for site, loading /delivering equipment to / from required location, assist in ware- house duties. Driving License C and CE is mandatory. Please send your CV on info@rvcltd.com.mt RVC LTD are searching for experi- enced cleaner. This job requires main- taining clean equipment, vehicles, floors, furniture, windows, dustbins, toilets, kitchenette for the company's Head Office and Store Warehouse. Knowledge of good English is man- datory. Please send your CV on info@ rvcltd.com.mt SIGNAL 8 - Signal 8 Security Malta Ltd. requires filling positions as Clerks, Security Guards, security for places of entertainment and clean- ers. Applicants should be customer care orientated, smart and flexible for shift work. Email your CV to hr@sig- nal8securitymalta.com.mt SPA/BEAUTY Therapist - required to work in a hotel spa, minimum of 5 years experience including all beauty, massage and specialized treatments. Able to work flexible hours includ- ing weekends. Fluent in English and computer literate. Call 99885352 for more info. STORE INSIDERS/DELIVERY BIKERS - Domino's Pizza are look- ing for energetic individuals to work within a fast paced environment, if you are a pizza enthusiast and a great team player please get in touch. . Phone 7978 7045; or apply on www.FamalcoCareers.com - - Finest Human Capital Ltd, Attard. WANTED COLLECTIBLE items such panini albums and loose stickers, old post- cards and posted envelopes, med- als, militaria, coins and paper money, books, toys, stamps, badges, paint- ings, gold & silver items etc. Call on 21310238, 99246632