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THURSDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2021 • ISSUE 95
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Editorial PAGE 9
AIR MALTA DÉJÀ VU AND BRUTAL HONESTY
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INTERVIEW PAGES 6 & 7
Tuning Fork's
James Sammut
on change, advice
and solutions
HSBC to go ahead
with €5 monthly
charge on customer
accounts
PAUL COCKS &
LAURA CALLEJA
A proposal aimed at introduc-
ing the concept of employees'
right to disconnect will be pre-
sented to Cabinet in the com-
ing weeks, BusinessToday has
learned.
Carmelo Abela, minister with-
in the Office of the Prime Min-
ister, confirmed that he was
waiting for some final docu-
mentation before presenting the
proposal. It would then be up to
Cabinet to decide if the propos-
al is to be pursued further.
"If the proposal is given the
go-ahead, we will then launch
a consultation exercise to get
feedback from all social part-
ners," he said. "e drawing up
and introduction of such a bill is
a long, drawn-out process that
will involve all interested par-
ties."
Government ministers say no final
legislation on employees' right to
disconnect will be introduced without full
consultation with social partners
Right to disconnect proposal to
reach Cabinet 'in coming weeks'
Minister Carmelo
Abela will be
presenting Cabinet
a proposal on
introducing the
concept of the right
to disconnect into
Maltese law
