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6 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 27 SEPTEMBER 2023 NEWS NEWS NOTICE OF INTENTION Stephen Vella, ID Card number 556690M, declares his inten"on to register for an Employment Agency license in accordance to ar"cle 23 of the Employment and Training Services Act, 1990 (Act XXVIII of 1990). The ac"vi"es proposed to be carried out are the following: 1) Recruitment Consultancy. 2) Interviewing, selec"on and placements of candidates in employment. 3) Recruitment of persons from abroad for 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) Adver"sing for the lling of vacancies. 6) Keeping a register of applicants for employment. The applicant's address: 9, Spiteri Building Triq Gianni Vasallo Luqa LQA1600 NOTICE By means of an application filed in the Civil Court of Voluntary Jurisdiction Section, on the 20th July, 2023, Application number 1383/2023, by Carmen Ellul et whereby they requested that it be declared open in favour of Elias sive Elia Psaila brother of the decujus in the quota of one fourth (1/4) undivided share; in favour of Carmen Ellul, daughter of the late Joseph Psaila the latter brother of the decujus in the quota of one fourth (1/4) undivided share; in favour of Pauline Vassallo, Isabelle Jenkins, Carmen Schembri, Joseph Galea and Patrick Galea children of the late Innocenza Galea the latter sister of the decujus in the quota of one fourth (1/4) undivided share between them and in favour of Paul Galea, Mark Galea, Carmel Galea, Rita Bongailas and Joseph Galea children of the late Maria Galea the latter sister of the decujus in the quota of one fourth (1/4) undivided share between them the succession of Giulia Psaila, unmarried, daughter of the late Carmelo Psaila and Paola Psaila née Debattista, born in Mqabba, resided in Mqabba and died in Msida, Malta, on the 23rd October, 2016, aged 93, and who held identity card number 0344523M. Wherefore, any person who believes to have an interest in the matter is hereby called upon to appear before the said Court and to bring forward his objections hereto by a minute to be filed within fifteen days from the posting of the banns and notices according to law. Registry of the Civil Court, Voluntary Jurisdiction Section Today 25th August, 2023 ALEXANDRA DEBATTISTA For the Registrar, Civil Court and Tribunals MATTHEW VELLA A former chief executive of the Building and Construction Au- thority, Karl Azzopardi, has ob- tained an eleventh-hour meet- ing with the ministry for public works to reach an agreement for a settlement after his volun- tary resignation from the BCA. Azzopardi, who was the BCA's first chief executive and was tasked with planning its capacity-building, insisted in an industrial tribunal claim he filed that he was entitled to the remainder of his contract ben- efits or alternative employment after his resignation. Azzopardi claimed that he had been asked to move aside after minister Stefan Zrin- zo Azzopardi, sometime after May 2022, convened him for a meeting in which he expressed disagreement with his work at the BCA. Azzopardi said Zrino Azzo- pardi had said that he had con- sulted at a higher level before coming to the decision that the chairman should no longer stay in his role. But both the minister and permanent secretary Carlos Tabone insisted that no pres- sure was brought on Azzopardi to resign, neither was there a suggestion that he should make way for someone else. Tabone insisted that it was Azzopardi who suggested that he move on out of his role Azzopardi says that he had suggested he would comply with the spirit of what the min- ister had communicated to him, by resigning while making clear he wanted what was owed to him in his contract of em- ployment. In its decision, the Industrial Tribunal said that while any form of termination could be liable to rightful compensation on the remainder of the con- tract, Azzopardi's contract only allowed such compensation in the case of wrongful dismissal. The Tribunal also felt that Az- zopardi had not protested the minister's observations, and that the CEO was not obliged at that point to step aside even in the face of the criticism. Instead, it found, Azzopar- di had tendered his voluntary resignation when "the bargain- ing power was in hands at that point... considering his experi- ence in running organisations and his tertiary education, he could have easily told the min- ister the ball was in his court if he wanted to terminate his job." While the Industrial Tribunal declared that Azzopardi was not entitled to any compensa- tion under the clauses govern- ing his contract, it invited both sides to meet on 26 November and discuss a settlement, be- fore returning to the tribunal for a final decision. Former BCA chief cannot claim compensation but tribunal leaves settlement door open Union boss hails 'historic' deal for over 4,000 nurses and midwives MATTHEW VELLA NURSES union MUMN sealed a new sectoral agreement for over 4,000 nurses and midwives, while a new agreement was clinched by ECG technicians with the Health Department. Prime Minister Robert Abela, who presided over the signing of the agreement, said the deal was a strong testament to the govern- ment's commitment to signifi- cantly invest in crucial sectors, healthcare being among the most important. "Malta has a healthcare service that consistently ranks among the best. There is no doubt that the contribution of workers is es- sential and central to all of this. That is why we are investing in one of the leading professions. I am immensely satisfied these agreements are another fulfilled promise, providing the best con- ditions our nurses have ever had," Abela said. Abela called on prospective nurses to pick the vocation for the "love of patients", but said that everybody expects that the sacrifices made in both study and work translated into a career that provides both satisfaction as well as a better quality of life. "This agreement aims to strengthen this profession and to make it a career where one can progress," Abela said. Also in attendance for the sign- ing were deputy prime minister and health minister Chris Fearne, and active agening minister Jo Etienne Abela. MUMN president Paul Pace de- scribed the agreement as historic. "The benefits are many. The pri- mary beneficiaries and the most important ones are the patients recovering in various hospitals, the elderly residing in institu- tions, citizens visiting health cen- tres, and mothers who enter the hospital to give birth." He said the agreement would motivate nurses and midwives. "Everyone is aware of the short- age of nurses worldwide. But here in Malta, we have not only rec- ognised the problem but, more importantly, we have worked to- gether to encourage more young people to choose this profession as their career. We have also in- troduced incentives to keep nurs- es and midwives in employment, especially those of a young age," Pace said. The sectoral agreement was the subject of protracted industrial action between the MUMN and the health department, with Pace demanding more benefits that could attract new graduates to the profession. Pace had also faced a Public Service Commission disciplinary board after a fact-finding exercise concluded that he misappropri- ated public funds by requesting payment for work allegedly not carried out, even while he was abroad. Pace later filed a judicial protest to demand an investigation in- to how confidential information from his personnel records ended up in the hands of Labour Party talk show host Manuel Cuschieri. Pace was the subject of an in- ternal investigation into possi- ble overtime abuse, launched as a result of allegations made by Cuschieri. In April, just two days after the union suspended a se- ries of directives issued to nurs- es, Cuschieri used his radio show to accuse Pace of having claimed several hours of overtime at Mount Carmel Hospital, when he had, in fact, been on holiday. The new sectoral agreement for nurses and midwives and ECG technicians provides more benefits for the profession