GWU insists on law enforcement to deter exploitation of part-timers
The GWU this afternoon urged the authorities to investigate any information they received on the exploitation of part-timer workers so that the purpose of new rights given recently to these workers would not be defeated.
The union observed that under a recently-published legal notice, part-time workers were given the right to pro-rata payment of salaries and benefits as full timers.
The union said the legal notice (117/2010) applied also to part-time worker engaged before the new law was enacted and part-timers who did not pay social security contributions on their part-time work because they did so for their full-time occupation.
One of the aims of the new legislation, it said, was to remove the possibility of exploitation made when workers were engaged by a number of different companies belonging to the same owner in an attempt to deny them benefits for the hours they would have worked.
The GWU said it had worked hard to see such rights be realised - including the pro-rata right for bonuses, annual leave and sick-leave.
It was important now to ensure that employers followed the rules. Some employers, it said, were still ignoring their obligations. It therefore called on the authorities to enforce the law and to investigate all reports of abuse.
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A Galea
Nov 16th 2010, 08:40
Lil dawk li jridu li l GWU taghmilha tal pulizija.
1) KULHADD jaf min huma dawn in nies, il gvern inkluz, ghala QATT ma ttiehted mizura fuqhom?
2) U jekk tirrapurthom, tahseb li ha jaghmel xi haga l gvern? L ewwel darba li tkellmet u rrapurtat il GWU, u x'gara, gew nies bhalkom u, ghax tkelmet, haduha kontriha flok appoggjawha!
Bizzejjed wiehed jirrealizza min veru ghandu jaghlaq halqu, jekk hux il GWU jew dawn in nies (r pace bonello, J Farrugia, Kenneth Zammit u Karm Cassar) li huma motivati politikament!
Robert Callus
Nov 15th 2010, 19:48
The most worrying aspect about what the GWU is saying is that it's completely true.
victor caruana
Nov 15th 2010, 19:26
Reality of our labour market. Xoghol tal-qamel. No wonder we can never improve our GDP beyond 75% of the EU GDP. I know of university graduates in IT who are doing clerical work or worse.
J.camenzuli
Nov 15th 2010, 19:14
There are self employed who use immigrants to help them out and when it comes to pay up time their answer 99 per cent of the time is I have no money right now. The poor immigrant is left penniless. I agree with what the GWU is saying.
r pace bonello
Nov 15th 2010, 18:39
PUT up or SHUT up
J Farrugia
Nov 15th 2010, 17:57
If the GWu knows about such deficiencies and doees not report them (name and surnames) then the GWU will be an accomplice to the crime these employers are committing against their employees. Name and shame please, otherwise SHUT UP.
Kenneth Zammit
Nov 15th 2010, 16:49
I suggest to the GWU to report the details of these allegations to the competent authorities. The authorities on confirming these allegations besides taking the necessary action should consider to name and shame the companies and owners of such.
karm cassar
Nov 15th 2010, 16:44
The GWU seems to be aware of 'some employers who were ignoring their obligations'. The GWU should therefore report them to the authorities.