July 11, 2022 at 12:49 pm
In a reaction to the claim that UPE has the majority of LSEs as its members, the MUT affirms that it has instead the majority of LSEs as its members employed in state, church and independent schools. The MUT shall continue to work for the interest of LSEs, who form part of all education grades […]
read more »July 6, 2022 at 10:29 am
At the end of this scholastic year, the MUT would like to thank all educators for their hard work and dedication. The MUT wishes you all a well-deserved rest during the summer recess. The MUT has a series of issues and work planned for this summer and members, as per usual practice, are welcome to […]
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July 5, 2022 at 12:54 pm
The MUT notes the reporting in the media attributing a student attainment gap of two years between independent schools and state schools. Upon delving further in the 2022 Country Report by the European Commission just published, the union notes that the claim made in passing in the said report is based on the results of […]
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June 30, 2022 at 12:27 pm
The MUT was in communication with the DES after it was informed about their plans to relocate Student Services to the premises currently used by GEM16+. Whilst this decision has been taken without any consultation with the school and the union, the MUT stated that it is opposing strongly any plans to use the current […]
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June 30, 2022 at 9:17 am
The third edition of “Il-Ħsieb” has just been published. This publication has various informative articles related to the educational and trade unionistic sectors. It complements other regular and more immediate electronic updates sent to members. Apart from a survey, which takes a look at extra duties conducted at the workplace, this edition covers issues such […]
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June 30, 2022 at 9:06 am
Published as part of new edition of publication “Il-Ħsieb”, survey looks at this often-disregarded aspect of the educators’ day A survey by the Malta Union of Teachers found that 85.1% of respondents conduct extra voluntary duties at the workplace, with 62.2% carrying them out because they want to give more to their clients, students and/or […]
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June 21, 2022 at 1:04 pm
The MUT reminds members about special leave since members are still reporting various issues. Once again, it is being clarified by the union that there cannot be any stop leave during any period of the scholastic year and special leave cannot be refused arbitrarily. It must be granted if it does not affect the business […]
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June 21, 2022 at 12:58 pm
The MUT is hereby directing all Heads of State schools to refrain from signing the FES contract on Skolasajf. In a communication to FES, the MUT stated that it is objecting about this contract for the following reasons: – The Head of School’s responsibilities cannot be extended for a service which is being provided by […]
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June 21, 2022 at 12:58 pm
The MUT is declaring a failure in the negotiations at MCAST. This followed a meeting this morning with MCAST management and IRU, the Government’s representatives. During the meeting, the Government’s representatives tried to justify the decisions of MCAST to derail negotiations through the publication of negotiations minutes without the knowledge of the union. The MUT […]
read more »June 20, 2022 at 12:54 pm
The MUT has an ultimatum until Friday 24th June to the Ministry for Education to address all shortcomings in relation to the payment of non-contact time to Teachers and KGEs in Primary. The MUT stated that it has communicated with the Directorates on several occasions, regarding the miscalculations of non-contact time, and is now issuing […]
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