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19 CLASSIFIEDS maltatoday | SUNDAY • 10 MARCH 2019 room, front / back yards. Fully finished to very high standards with a brand new fur- nished kitchen. Freehold. €299,000. Phone 9900 9737. TARXIEN - Larger than usual first floor duplex Maisonette. Three bedrooms; dou- ble glazed windows; inverter air condition- ers including solar water heater. Being sold furnished. Own airspace with possibility of further development. Contact owner on 99912005/99450639. ZABBAR - A selection of maisonettes and apartments in a new block of 8. Sold fin- ished. Completion date June 2020. Starting from €180,000. Phone 7979 7035. ZEBBUG™ Converted House of Character with 3 bedrooms and 4 bath- rooms, garage and a yard in an urban con- servation area. Room for a rooftop garden and pool. €680,000. Phone 7974 7720. PROPERTY TO LET XLENDI - catering premises in prime site to let. Can be used for other commer- cial purposes. Phone 79493021, 79426883, 77481592 or 77484029 ST PAUL'S BAY - 4th floor apartment served with lift, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen / dining area, 2 spacious balconies front and rear. Situated in a quiet area. €850. Phone 9900 9737. SERVICES NEWSPAPER adverts - Book & pay on- line on www.perfecta.com.mt - no extra charges. Call on 21322452 SITUATIONS VACANT BUS STOP LOUNGE - currently recruiting bartenders and waiters, part- time and full-time, to work in restaurant. Must be fluent in English and ready to work on weekends. Contact: 79288544 email: alan.galea6@gmail.com CHEF CHOICE LTD - is recruiting the following full-time posts: "Butcher" and "Labourer – Factory hand" for the meat processing facility in Marsaskala. Gross Annual Salary of Eur 13,260 for "Butcher" and Eur 12,480 for "Labourer – Factory hand". Labourer will be required to pack, un-pack, move products and waste prod- ucts. Apply by sending CV email info@ chef-choice.com or reporting at Head Office, Marsaskala bypass, Marsaskala. For more information contact 21809171. CLEANER – TP Carparks Ltd require an experienced cleaner. The applicant must have 3 years' experience and pos- sesses a good level of spoken and written English. The candidate will be expected to perform cleaning duties and any needed help. Be a team-player willing to work in a rapidly changing and dynamic environ- ment. Interested individuals can apply by email: christian.miggiani@dtemalta.com or call on mobile: (356) 9999 5034. FOSTER CLARK - is seeking to recruit HEAD OF COSTING – a recognised management qualification & 3 years' expe- rience in costing are an asset. Also recruit- ing SALES ASSOCIATE – a diploma & 2 years' experience in sales & market- ing is advantageous. For more info vis- it https://foster.talexio.com/jobs or send your CV to recruitment@fosterclark.com HOUSEKEEPER - required for private home to clean, wash, cook, etc.. Minimum wage offered. Applicant must be trust- worthy, mature and hard working. Please contact: 99583594 HOUSEKEEPING - Allelon Ltd is looking for housekeeping staff to work in our boutique hotel Palais Le Brun in Valletta. Must look presentable, be a hard worker, and have a good command in English. Previous experience working in hotels is a must. Interested candidates can forward their CV to galeagayle@gmail.com OZOMALTA - are seeking to recruit staff for the following positions; room attendants, public area cleaners, 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. PHARMACIST ASSISTANT/ DATA ENTRY CLERK – Responsibilities include updating and maintaining infor- mation on the company's databases and assisting the pharmacist in the smooth running of the pharmacy. Ideal candi- dates must have a minimum of three years working experience in a pharmacy, be familiar with data entry and possess good organisational skills. The job requires working Monday to Saturday both morn- ing and afternoon shifts, occasionally Sundays. Candidate will also be requested to accommodate any short notice change in shifts. Salary 6 euro per hour. A copy of clean police conduct is required. Full time. Applicants must send their curricu- lum vitae together with a covering letter to CEB Pharma ltd on email: Ruth@ceb- group.com.mt. PIPE FITTER - JF Services Staffing Ltd requires responsible individuals to work as full-time Pipe Fitters. The chosen candidates will maintain, install, and dis- mantle all types of pipelines, fittings and hydraulics as required for new construc- tion or maintenance. They must com- municate 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. Interested candidates are to send their CV to recruitment@jfgroup.com.mt 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 BARISTA - Sottozero Retail Ltd is seek- ing a Barista with a minimum of 3 months' experience. You will be required to prepare and serve coffees, drinks and meals and cash intakes daily. Contact: 99288789 or email: edward@sottozerogroup.com 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. 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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