Unions group urges MPs to lead by example

Joe Grech

Feb 5th 2011, 21:46

How insulting to our Parliament - and to the Maltese electorate -that only five M.P.s attended a parliamentary sitting!
What a shame! How utterly irresponsible!
And WHAT (people are rightly demanding to know) are the Hon. P.M. and Leader of the Opposition DOING to correct this unbearably inefficient and lax situation?
Also, while on parliamentary sittings, is it still the norm for parliamentarians to down a few alcoholic drinks from the parliamentary canteen just before they enter the House? If so, those responsible should stop this practice.
We want parliamentarians in full control of their mental powers during sittings - not otherwise!

M Gatt

Feb 5th 2011, 17:10

"when the collective agreement of civil servants was being discussed.......the official side was insisting on unions to accept an electronic system that would keep tabs on when employees clock in and punch out in order to cut abuse."

The Forum seems to be out of touch with reality here. The tax departments definitely already use a punch-clock to monitor employees' attendance. The VAT Department's system directly links up to a wages calculation with deductions being made for unaccounted-for time not worked. I wonder how many Government employees worked their hours to the full or had to take leave on New Year's Eve, for example, like their colleagues in the VAT Department did? The sooner the situation is streamlined across the Civil Service the better, I'd say - and that includes our parliamentarians too. After all, what's good for the goose is good for the gander u "jekk tiskongra trid tkun pur", mhux hekk?

A.Portelli

Feb 5th 2011, 15:10

So what happens here, do they still get paid ( from our tax money ) for not showing up?
Answer please...

Cynthia Bonnici

Feb 5th 2011, 14:05

Il-qawl Malti jghjid li l-huta minn rasha tinten