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27 CLASSIFIEDS maltatoday | SUNDAY • 2 DECEMBER 2018 experienced construction workers. 12 months experience is required. We offer attractive working conditions. Call Rennie Ciantar for further information 79418020 EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST - Planet Health Limited is currently looking to recruit an Exercise Physiologist who is fluent in both written and spoken English and also computer literate. Maltese lan- guage speakers will be given a prefer- ence. One must ideally have had a mini- mum of 2 years experience in a similar role. General medical background and an undergraduate diploma in physiotherapy or exercise physiology will also be taken into consideration for this vacancy EZY FIT LTD - Are seeking to recruit Carpenter Labourers to support with the manufacturing of furniture. Factory is located in Mosta. €950 per month. To apply please send an email on info@ezy- fitmalta.com or visit the factory. HANDYMAN - A handyman is required to join our team at Fulani Properties Ltd. It is a position for a reliable, hardworking, multi-skilled individual to perform gen- eral maintenance and repair works. Send CV via e-mail to: mcilia@famalco.net or phone 7947 8478. INTERIOR OUTFITTERS LTD - are urgently looking for a full time labourer to assist curtain installers. Previous expe- rience is required and a good command in English. Salary €750 monthly Gross. Interested candidates can forward their CV to galeagayle@gmail.com INTERIOR OUTFITTERS LTD – we are urgently looking for full time Sewing Machine Operators and Curtain Installers. Previous experience is required and have a good command in English. Salary €750 monthly gross. Interested candidates can forward their CV to galeagayle@gmail. com OVERSEAS TRUCK DRIVER - Individual should possess a clean driving license in C+E. CPC and ADR certifi- cation will be considered an asset. Phone 7978 7045; or apply at Fahrenheit Freight Forwarders Ltd, Attard or on www. FamalcoCareers.com PLASTERERS AND GYPSUM INSTALLERS - Xuereb Installations Ltd of Tal-Hlas Road Qormi, are seeking the employment, on a full time basis, of persons skilled in plastering and in gypsum installations. Interested candidates are to send their cv by email to xil@xuerebinstall. com by not later than 1st December 2018. QC ASSISTANT - Rimus Riley Ltd Zejtun requires a FT QC to assist with the implementation of the quality man- agement system. Applicants must have an O level standard of education, have a scientific background and must be highly organized with excellent communication skills. Computer literacy is a must. Gross wage of €955 per month. Please send your CV to adminrrl@rimus.com.mt SALES ASSISTANT – Just Fashion Ltd require an experienced sales assistant. The applicant must have prior experience and possesses a good level of spoken and writ- ten English. The candidate must be flexi- ble, hardworking & self-motivated, willing to work on Sundays and public holidays. Interested individuals can apply by email at info@jflmalta.com SIGNAL 8 - Signal 8 Security Malta Ltd. requires filling positions as Clerks, Security Guards, security for places of entertain- ment and cleaners. Applicants should be customer care orientated, smart and flex- ible for shift work. Email your CV to hr@ signal8securitymalta.com.mt SPA THERAPIST Required for a bou- tique hotel. Full time hours including weekends and public holidays. Must be flexible with hours. At least 5 years experi- ence in a similar post. Must be specialised in colonic irrigation. For more info please call Village Concept on 99885352. STEEL SHUTTER LABOURER - Zahra Construction Limited is looking to employ 5 individuals as steel shutter labourer. The Ideal Candidate should be in possession of the appropriate qualifi- cations or equivalent in lieu a minimum 3 years experience in Steel-Shutter and Steel-Fixer are a must. The steel-shutter labourer may also have to order the neces- sary material for day today running of the business. Also assist the foremen and lead the team members and ensure that he or she maintains consistent quality standards. Remuneration package start @ €1,200 gross monthly. Email a C.V. on admin@ zahraltd.com SUPERMARKET MANAGER- Aroma (ASIAN) Supermarket are look- ing to employ a full time manager for the outlet in St Julians. Must have no less than 3 years experience in a similar role and have an extensive knowledge of all Asian foods. Monday - Sunday with a salary of €1300 gross. Call on 27139361 for further information. TRANSLATOR - X Clean Ltd Luqa is looking for one Full-Time translator to work with Serbian, Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and English speaking candi- dates. For further information kindly con- tact 21693018. WAITER/WAITRESS - MSNC Group Limited (Zurrieq) is seeking to employ Waiters/Waitresses to work with our cli- ents in hotels and weddings across dif- ferent venues. The roles involve greeting and seating guests, interacting with them taking their orders and clearing the tables. The ideal candidate should be fluent in English and able to work long hours, experience in a la Carte is considered an asset. Pay between €4.85 – €6.00 per hour. Contact: - support@extrastaffmalta.com WALLPAPER INSTALLER - Interior Outfitters Ltd is urgently looking for full time Wallpaper Installers. Previous experi- ence is required and has a good command in English. Salary €750 monthly Gross. Interested candidates can forward their CV to galeagayle@gmail.com XCLEAN LTD is looking to employ Cleaners on a full-time or part-time basis. 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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. 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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 Expression of Interest for Office Space (Ref. MJCL/CMD 465/2018) The Cleansing & Maintenance Division within the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government would like to receive offers for the leasing of office space located in the South and Central region. Additional information about this Expression of Interest is available from https://justice.gov.mt/en/ ministry/tenders/Pages/tenders.aspx Deadline for the submission of offers is Friday 21st December 2018 at noon (12:00 hours)