Żibel collect over 740kg of waste on World Clean-up Day

Oct 6 2022

As local environmental NGO Żibel continues to insist on making the world a better place, one of their recent clean-ups on World Clean-up Day saw the collection of 741.74kg of waste from Maltese waters.

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The 5-hour operation brought together 48 divers, free-divers and coastal volunteers to St. Julian’s, where they collected an electric scooter, smartphone, bench, a pair of sunglasses and 3 sunken tenders, amongst other waste.

In total, Żibel collected 390kg of mixed or bulky waste, 167.10kg of metal, 80.54kg of plastic, 71.9kg of glass and 32.5kg of ropes & fishing gear.

The clean-up was supported by @savingourbluemalta, the Ministry for The Environment, Energy and Enterprise and ERA – Environment & Resources Authority. Żibel also thanked their partners and sponsors for their support.

Thank you Żibel for cleaning our waters!

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61% of millennials would quit their office job if they couldn’t work remotely

Oct 6 2022

A new study has revealed that a solid 61% of millennials would quit their office job if they had to work five straight days from their actual office.

The survey, published by Employment Hero, shows how full-time office work may have been left in the past, with the majority of workers aged between 18 and 44 years of age showing their passion for remote work.

In fact, 88% of participants revealed that they work from home at least once a week, with 22% of those respondents attributing the decision to increased productivity and 20% saying that it improved their quality of work.

When asked about the phenomenon, 34% of employers revealed that they continue to encourage remote working or working from home because it improved employee wellbeing, 30% said it improved employees’ happiness and 22% attributed an increase in productivity to their decision.

Despite this, one employer amongst many others argued that remote working inhibits the social interaction one would obtain by being at the office.

Do you prefer working at the office or remotely?

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€7,000 fine for contractor after worker was injured due to lack of safety

Oct 5 2022

After a worker as seriously injured at a workplace due to lack of health and safety regulations, the director of the company in charge was fined €7,000 for failing to provide the necessary precautions.

The director was also found guilty of failing to provide and risking the lives of people who could have been affected by the work being done.

The incident happened in September of 2014, with Magistrate Simone Grech ruling that the director also failed to ensure a proper risk assessment of all dangers that could have been present at the workplace.

As an operator and employer he was also found guilty of failing to take the necessary measures to avoid dangerous situations such as falls from a height and other.

He also failed to make sure that work at a certain height is carried out only with special equipment or with the use of collective protection equipment such as platforms or safety net.

The court ruled that at various times there were no suitable means of access and safety harnesses or any form of safety anchoring methods. He was also found guilty of not securing access to first aid to employees in case of injuries.

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Costa Foundation & Sigma Foundation collaborating to supply Ethiopian schools with water reservoirs

Oct 5 2022

Costa Coffee Malta and The Sigma Foundation will be collaborating with the Costa Foundation to raise funds to provide two Ethiopian schools with water conservation equipment.

Back in May 2022, Costa Coffee Malta CEO Christina Galea and Sigma Foundation founder Keith Marshall participated in an expedition to Santiago de Compostela to raise funds for the building of a school in Bonga Ethiopia. The idea of bringing foundations together was born from the purpose of providing education to the less fortunate, which countries also happen to be coffee growing communities which Costa wishes to support and ensure sustainability.

One school in Wote has already been upgraded by the Costa Foundation and requires a water reservoir of 5m3, which water will help over 1400 students and teachers and will cost $2,461.

The second project is for Adeyi school, which includes 2 water tanks for the school and community, 5 water points, 1 new spring, 7km of pipeline and 7 WASHCo members training with total beneficiaries amounting to 7,538. An additional two concrete reservoirs will cost $7,000.

The funds will be raised through various activities being organised by Costa Coffee Malta as part of their ten year anniversary celebrations in October which also include 10% of revenues from all cappuccino sales to be donated to the fund during the events, a Harry Potter Quiz night, football tournament and team BBQ sponsored by the Costa management team.

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