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NEWS 5 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 2 MARCH 2022 Letter of Intention The Director Alexei Dalli holder of Maltese Identity card number 180982m and residing at Sardonyx, Palma street, Madliena of the company LRS Global Limited, declares his intention for the company to register for an Employment Agency licence in accordance to article 23 of the Employment and Training Services Act, 1990 (Act XXVIII of 1990). The activities proposed to be carried out are the following: 1) Recruitment Consultancy 2) Interviewing, selection and placements of candidates in employment 3) Recruitment of persons from abroad to employment in Malta or in an EU member state 4) Recruitment of persons in Malta for employment in Malta or in an EU member state 5) Advertising of the filling of vacancies 6) Keeping a register of applicants for employment Operating Address: Registered Address: LRS Global Limited Sardonyx, 1, Cassolani Street, Triq Palma Ta Paris, Bkara Madliena Company Registration Number: C92521 Alexei Dalli Letter of Intention The Director Alexei Dalli holder of Maltese Identity card number 180982m and residing at Sardonyx, Palma street, Madliena of the company LRS Global Limited, declares his intention for the company to register for an Employment Agency licence in accordance to article 23 of the Employment and Training Services Act, 1990 (Act XXVIII of 1990). The activities proposed to be carried out are the following: 1) Recruitment Consultancy 2) Interviewing, selection and placements of candidates in employment 3) Recruitment of persons from abroad to employment in Malta or in an EU member state 4) Recruitment of persons in Malta for employment in Malta or in an EU member state 5) Advertising of the filling of vacancies 6) Keeping a register of applicants for employment Operating Address: Registered Address: LRS Global Limited Sardonyx, 1, Cassolani Street, Triq Palma Ta Paris, Bkara Madliena Company Registration Number: C92521 Alexei Dalli of inmates and staff." With regards to Fenech's Covid-19 complaint, the Court pointed out that "even assum- ing that the applicant had to contract Covid-19 while in prison, there was no indication that qualified assistance would not be available, thus dispelling any ulterior anxiety in this re- spect. In particular, quite apart from the regular medical staff, a medical centre was also inau- gurated in March 2021. "In these circumstances the Court does not find that the authorities failed to secure the applicant's health… nor that he was subjected to distress or hardship of an intensity ex- ceeding the unavoidable level of suffering inherent in deten- tion. It follows that there has been no violation of Article 3." The court unanimously ruled that that there has been no vi- olation of Article 3 of the Con- vention in relation to the pe- riod from 30 November 2019 to date and that that there had been "no violation of Article 3 of the Convention in relation to the State's the positive obliga- tion to preserve the health and well-being of the applicant." British lawyer Wayne Jordash represented Fenech in the pro- ceedings. State Advocate Chris Soler and lawyer Julian Vella from the Office of the State Advocate represented Malta. NICOLE MEILAK MALTA'S employment watch- dog has issued new guidelines governing the employment regulations and remuneration structure for delivery couriers. The Department for Industri- al and Employment Relations has issued guidelines that will regulate the employment status of food couriers and delivery drivers. Under the new guidelines, 2.2 deliveries carried out by couri- ers will be considered equiva- lent to one hour of work. As a result, the standard 173 hours worked by a full-time employee per month will be converted to 380 deliveries for a food courier. If a driver exceeds 380 deliver- ies, they will be entitled to over- time at 1.5 times their normal salary rate. Food delivery companies ex- perienced immense growth over the past two years, largely spurred by the COVID-19 pan- demic. However, this growth brought with it abusive practices to en- sure that delivery demand is met by the companies. A MaltaToday investigation published last year revealed how recruitment agencies en- joying partnerships with Bolt and Wolt were effectively ben- efiting from exactly 50% of the wages earned by food couriers, most of whom are third-coun- try nationals hailing from South-East Asia, and are not paid vacation and sick leave, or government bonuses. Recruitgiant, one of the larg- est recruitment companies supplying drivers to Bolt, said that they will be the first fleet in Malta to adopt the DIER's guidelines on courier employ- ment. "Our wish to is to see an in- dustry which operates on a level playing field where fleets com- pete for couriers by offering the best possible employment conditions rather than through dubious manoeuvres in possible breach of Maltese law," Recruit- Giant CEO Tomas Mikalauska said. Watchdog issues rules for delivery fleet workers Department for Industrial and Employment Relations has issued guidelines clarifying employment regulations for couriers and delivery drivers LETTER OF INTENTION ǡǤJoel D'Emanuele Ǥǡ ʹ͵ ǡͳͻͻͲȋͳͻͻͲȌǤ ǣ • • ǡ • • • • ǣͳͻǡǦǡ ǡ ͳ͵Ͷͷǡ ǣͳͻǡǦǡ ǡ ͳ͵Ͷͷǡ ǣͳͲͳͷͺͳ