The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) and the UHM – Voice of the Workers signed new collective agreement with improved working conditions.

Administrative workers at the College will be benefitting from an improved financial package, better progression opportunities and improved flexi-time benefits.

MCAST Principal and CEO Professor Joachim James Calleja, said, “As a college, investing in workers is a priority, from which everyone can enjoy a positive work environment where each individual can grow and advance in their career. The collaboration with the social partners is crucial both for the welfare of the workers and students so that they always have the help and support they need”.

Minister for Education Sport, Youth, Research, and Innovation, Clifton Grima, who presided over the signing of the agreement, said, “We are continuing to invest in the best resource that our country has – the human resource and that is why we are continuing to invest in the workers of the education sector directly.”

UHM CEO Josef Vella said that, “It is a pleasure for us (the UHM) to be able to improve the conditions and the financial package of the workers, and we are also taking this in the context that this is a large institution in our country that is preparing young people, young people who are the only resource this country has to continue building our economic vision. The vision and function of MCAST gives us courage as a union and social partner because in the end we want to see all this in a national context”.

The agreement was signed by UHM Director Mario Sacco, UHM Assistant Director Isabelle Farrugia, MCAST Principal and CEO Professor Joachim James Calleja and MCAST Deputy Principal Mr Philip Vella.