Enemalta workers suspect ‘tampering’ with applications submitted

Enemalta workers who answered a call for applications are claiming that their submissions may have been tampered with. According to a number of workers who approached the Union Haddiema Maghqudin (UHM), the applications they submitted “did not include qualifications listed”.

UHM president Jesmond Bonello said that a number of workers reported being surprised when during an interview, the interviewing board noted that it had “no information” of their qualifications and licenses.

The call for applications related to the engagement of workers with the ‘BWSC’ plant, which will soon be converted to run on gas.

“The workers submitted the necessary information when they filed their applications. However, a number came forward saying that the board – while asking for their work experience and qualifications – informed the workers that they did not have such information in their notes,” Bonello said.

He said that the matter seemed suspicious because more than one worker had come forward reporting such an incident.

The UHM will now continue collecting more information and present the matter to the government.

The UHM this morning also met with a number of Enemalta workers in a meeting called with shadow energy minister Marthese Portelli.

Bonello, whose union represents 400 Enemalta workers, expressed concern at how all workers were being left in the dark on their take-home pay and the lack of guidelines available in the redeployment of workers.

The UHM also took umbrage at the government’s failure to present the union with a list of 120 vacancies. The list was available at the HR’s office and in the hands of shop stewards, represented by the GWU which enjoys official recognition at Enemalta.

Portelli told the workers that the government should have informed the UHM members that the list of vacancies was available at the HR’s office. Yesterday in parliament, energy minister Konrad Mizzi said that, following a meeting of the UHM, it had agreed to pass on the list to the union too.

The UHM is however still not in possession of the list.