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Reminder about Directive for members at ITS not to use palm reader

September 23, 2015 at 3:55 pm

Reminder about Directive for members at ITS not to use palm reader

The MUT would like to remind members at the Institute for Tourism Studies (ITS) about the directive issued last June (still in place) regarding the use palm reader. The Union had stated that it is in disagreement with this development and that no agreement with the Institute on the use of such apparatus has been […]

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Union expects implementation of Student Services Collective Agreement

September 23, 2015 at 3:50 pm

Union expects implementation of Student Services Collective Agreement

The MUT wrote to the DG Operations to ask about what stage the implementation of the Collective Agreement of the student services grades is. The Union stated that it is informed that none of the employees under this agreement have seen any change in salary or nomenclature. The Union is therefore expecting this issue to […]

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MUT meets with Archbishop to discuss recruitment in Church Schools

September 22, 2015 at 3:40 pm

MUT meets with Archbishop to discuss recruitment in Church Schools

Following a meeting held earlier today between the MUT and the Archbishop, the Union is satisfied about the positive outlook of the meeting and the willingness of the Archbishop to discuss and seek a solution. The discussion focused on recruitment issues and included the presentation of a document with suggestions proposed by the Union. During […]

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UPDATE (2): MUT appeals for Church Schools Recruitment Reform – to meet Archbishop

September 18, 2015 at 1:00 pm

UPDATE (2): MUT appeals for Church Schools Recruitment Reform – to meet Archbishop

MUT appeals for Church Schools Recruitment Reform – requests urgent meeting with Archbishop (16-09-2015 10.30am) The MUT has appealed to Archbishop Scicluna to enter into serious discussions with the view of reforming the process of recruitment in Church Schools to reflect honesty, transparency and good practice. The Union, while requesting an urgent meeting with the […]

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UPDATED: Some Members of Staff at ITS not following procedures

September 15, 2015 at 4:40 pm

UPDATED: Some Members of Staff at ITS not following procedures

The Union is currently looking into instances at ITS whereby some members of staff are not following procedures and direction of their immediate superiors in order to absent themselves from the Institute. More information will be provided as soon as the Union receives any feedback from the ITS management. *Update on ITS Members of Staff […]

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Teachers for the Visually Impaired in State Schools

September 15, 2015 at 4:30 pm

Teachers for the Visually Impaired in State Schools

The MUT wrote to the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for Education and Employment after is was made aware that the team of teachers for the visually impaired has been reduced to only one full timer and one teacher who will be working for two days out of five weekly (the person is on reduced […]

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Parents expecting Schools to accept late or invalid medical certificates to receive the €400 child benefits – Directive to Heads of Schools

September 11, 2015 at 10:15 am

Parents expecting Schools to accept late or invalid medical certificates to receive the €400 child benefits – Directive to Heads of Schools

The MUT is informed that a number of parents are going to schools with late or invalid medical certificates to cover students’ absences in order to receive the €400 benefit recently introduced. Reports received from schools indicate that this occurred since parents, who contacted Social Security offices, were told to go to schools to seek […]

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Schools not obliged to accept personal unofficial electronic devices

September 11, 2015 at 10:10 am

Schools not obliged to accept personal unofficial electronic devices

Given that there is no agreement on the matter, the MUT would like to notify all schools that they are not obliged to accept students’ personal unofficial/unauthorised electronic devices including tablets and mobiles. Any instances of pressure on Union members should be reported to the Union.

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