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MATTHEW FARRUGIA mfarrugia@mediatoday.com.mt 7 NEWS maltatoday | SUNDAY • 11 MAY 2025 Outsourcing/Temporary Licence Etienne Camilleri declares the intention for the company to register for an Employment Agency License in accordance with L.N. 270 of 2023 – EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT (CAP.452), Employment Agencies Regulations, 2023. The activities proposed to be carried out focus on the provision of workers with a view to making them available to a third party including: • Temporary work services involve providing workers to a third party. • The third party assigns tasks to the temporary workers. • Outsourcing services involve providing workers to a third party. • The outsourcing agency, including contractors and subcontractors, supervises, directs, and controls the workers. Official Registered Address: Swatar, City Center, Regus, Tower Business Centre 2nd floor, Tower Street Swatar, BKR4013 Malta Company registered number: N/A – Sole Trader (Etienne Camilleri, ID Card No. 375487M) EEKhEDEdK&>>&KZWZK:dWZKWK^>^hEZ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ^ŽĐŝĂů&ƵŶĚнϮϬϮϭͲϮϬϮϳ dŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ&ƵŶĚƐǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐůĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐĂĐĂůůĨŽƌƉƌŽũĞĐƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ ŝŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĂƌĞĂ͗ • WƌŝŽƌŝƚLJϭ–ŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐŵƉůŽLJĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚ>ĂďŽƵƌDĂƌŬĞƚZĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞ ^ƉĞĐŝĨŝĐKďũĞĐƚŝǀĞ͗ϰ͘ϭ–ĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀĂƚŝŽŶŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐĨŽƌĂůů • WƌŝŽƌŝƚLJϯͲYƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚůŝĨĞůŽŶŐůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŐƌŽǁƚŚ ^ƉĞĐŝĨŝĐKďũĞĐƚŝǀĞ͗ϰ͘ϳ–>ŝĨĞůŽŶŐůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĐĂƌĞĞƌƚƌĂŶƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ dŚĞĐĂůůǁŝůůĐůŽƐĞŽŶDŽŶĚĂLJ͕ϳ ƚŚ :ƵůLJϮϬϮϱĂƚŶŽŽŶ͘ dŚĞŽŶůŝŶĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌŵĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƉƌŽũĞĐƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŝŶŐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŽŶ ŚƚƚƉƐ͗ͬͬĨŽŶĚŝ͘ĞƵͬǁŚĂƚͲĨƵŶĚŝŶŐͲŝƐͲĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞͬ͘ WƌŽƐƉĞĐƚŝǀĞƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚƚŽƌĞĨĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ^ŽĐŝĂů&ƵŶĚнWƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝŐŝďŝůŝƚLJ'ƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ EŽƚĞƐŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĐŚĞĐŬǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĂƌĞĞůŝŐŝďůĞĨŽƌĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚŝƐĐĂůůĨŽƌƉƌŽũĞĐƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ͘ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŽŶƚŚŝƐĐĂůůĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚ/ŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ&ƵŶĚƐŵĂLJďĞŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚĨƌŽŵ ŚƚƚƉƐ͗ͬͬĨŽŶĚŝ͘ĞƵͬ͘ŶLJƋƵĞƌLJƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƐĞŶƚďLJĞŵĂŝůŽŶĨŽŶĚŝ͘ĞƵΛŐŽǀ͘ŵƚ͘ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶƐĞƐƐŝŽŶŝƐďĞŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚŽŶdŚƵƌƐĚĂLJ͕Ϯϵ ƚŚ DĂLJϮϬϮϱĨƌŽŵϭϬ͗ϬϬƚŝůůϭϮ͗ϯϬĂƚƚŚĞŽĨĨŝĐĞƐ ŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚWƌŝŽƌŝƚŝĞƐŽͲŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ;WWͿ–dŚĞKĂŬƐƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞŶƚƌĞ͕ůŽĐŬ͕&ĂƌƐŽŶƐ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ĦĂŵƌƵŶ͘ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĐĂŶďĞĚŽŶĞďLJƐĐĂŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďĞůŽǁYZĐŽĚĞ͘ Cab operators with planning permit for garage can operate even if building still under construction CAB operators who have ap- proved planning applications for public service garages (PSGs) that are not yet built will still be allowed to operate, MaltaToday has learnt. Transport Malta (TM) said in replies to questions from this newspaper that it issues and renews cab operators' li- cences to those "who present a permit from the PA for a pub- lic service garage". In an effort to crack down on abusive cab operators who did not have the necessary garag- ing facilities for their vehicles, TM had given operators until 18 April 2025 to secure a PSG permit from the Planning Au- thority. This means that operators who have an approved permit but have not yet started con- struction on their garage will still be allowed to operate de- spite not having the necessary garage space for all vehicles. Among the operators whose PSGs are still nowhere near construction is one of Mal- ta's biggest players in the cab sector. Ta' Dirjanu supermar- ket chain owner Mark Agi- us has a 180-strong cab fleet, but despite obtaining a permit for the construction of a PSG in Marsa, the facility is still a hole in the ground. Industry sources who spoke to MaltaToday on condi- tion of anonymity admitted that although the move may irk law-abiding cab opera- tors, authorities' hands are tied. Sources explained that if TM were to suspend opera- tors who are yet to construct their PSGs, "the market would crumble." In its response to MaltaTo- day's questions, TM said over the past months, upon licence renewal by operators, it had been sending an architect to verify and confirm that the operator had adequate garag- ing facilities. When asked whether opera- tors will be given a deadline to construct their PSGs, the au- thority did not respond. Planning permits, which are regulated by the PA, are valid for five years and if construc- tion has not commenced, de- velopers will have to seek an extension. The significant leeway given to cab operators means that one can expect to continue finding cabs parked in public areas. Just this week, footage of cabs parked in a Lidl park- ing lot meant for customers were circulated on social me- dia. The footage seen by Malta- Today shows six cabs parked in customer parking spaces, four of which belong to Mal- ta's largest cab company, WT Global. Cab operators had until 18 April to obtain a planning permit for a public service garage to be able to operate