Forum Unions Maltin has called on the Government to respect seniority lists of Gozitan employees who are working in Malta.

For.U.M. in a statement, said that it is “very concerned” about the current situation regarding Gozitan employees working in Malta as experienced by its affiliated member MUMN, with nurses at the Gozo General Hospital.

The union went on to say that seniority lists of Gozitan employees working in Malta are “standard practice,” and a number of For.U.M. affiliated members including MUMN have always ensured that these lists are respected when it comes to deployment of personnel from Malta to Gozo and the engagement of new personnel.

It stressed that, “the hardship of Gozitan employees working in Malta is considerable and therefore all employers including the Government as the ‘model employer’ must ensure fairness in deploying Gozitan employees to work in Gozo and in ensuring that vacancies in Gozo are not filled by employees outside the said lists.”

For.U.M. concluded by saying that “seniority serves the purpose of ensuring transparency and fairness and such lists together with the corresponding procedure regarding transfers must be respected at all times and by all employers. ”

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