Over 300 imported second-hand cars had mileage tampered with

Jun 7 2022

Several owners found that the vehicles they purchased from dealers ‘Tal-Qasab Autosales’ and ‘Rokku Autodealers’ had the mileage of their Japan imported vehicles tampered with.

TVM News certified that the odometer mileage did not match the proper kilometres of the car when purchased. With differences varying between 40 to a whopping 100,000 kilometres, all the vehicles in question were bought from the two companies mentioned.

TVM News revealed that several sources contacting the newsroom said that three weeks ago, Transport Malta received reports with allegations of tampering. There were around 300 confirmed cases of such tampering.

Referred to the police once confirmed, Transport Malta too launched internal investigations on the allegations of falsified certificates on the vehicles’ gauges.

Investigations by police are still ongoing, but the dealers themselves denied the allegations, directing TVM News to their lawyers. The two dealers are currently suspended from importing and selling imported vehicles.

Maltese don’t want to work in catering due to work-life balance says Sean Gravina

Jun 7 2022

Taking to Facebook, celebrity chef Sean Gravina warned that ‘at this rate in 10 years’ time, the only Maltese left in catering will be the owners.’

Gravina said that, despite it being great the Maltese business sector is booming, the man power supply is very worrying.

He went on to say that we need to think bigger as a country as there is something wrong ‘big time.’ ‘We need to make the process faster to bring in 3rd country nationals keeping safety in mind. We need to add manpower to the respective offices fast.’

Gravina said that the Maltese don’t want to work in the catering industry ‘for one reason and one reason only, because of the work-life balance – hours!.’

The chef said that the wages were in fact very good and urged people not to let ‘any union feed you this story.’ ‘Unless we sort out the manpower, more Maltese will leave this industry to achieve a better balance.’ The issue was highlighted by Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo as well recently, saying that many youths do not view this industry as a career.

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World largest four-day work week trial officially begins in UK

Jun 7 2022

Thousands of UK workers are now officially starting a four-day work week trial starting Monday 6th June 2022 in what is the largest test of its kind.

The pilot will last for six months and will involve 3,300 workers spanning across 70 companies. These range from financial services providers to local fish-and-chips restaurants.

Workers will still receive 100% of their pay during the program for only 80% of their usual week. However, the workers are to provide 100% of their productivity. Run by non-profits in association with university researchers, the trial is part of a worldwide trend pushing for the work style.

Many business owners said that the main goal of the four day work week is to improve mental health and well-being of employees. The pandemic was pivotal in reassessing how work is viewed for many businesses, and this trial can be part of a progressive change in the world.

Until now, Iceland had conducted the biggest pilot between 2015 and 2019 with 2,500 public sector workers involved. No drop in productivity was noted, but an increase in employee well-being was registered.

Malta, however, is still behind in terms of testing out this work style as Finance Minister Clyde Caruana had stated that the overall education and productivity of the Maltese must improve before this is taken on.

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Heavy traffic due to Mellieha bypass traffic accident

Jun 7 2022

As many people were heading to the many beaches in the Mellieha area to enjoy the public holiday of Sette Giugno, a traffic accident between a truck and a car caused major traffic jams.

It is unclear whether or not anyone was injured in the accident but officials are asking drivers to avoid the area due to the traffic congestion.

This is a developing story.

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