192 tal-1991

L. N. 192 of 1991

COXDlTIONS OF EMPLOVM .. :NT (REGULATION) "Cf

IC AP . IJS)

' hge Inc .... ~ National Stand ard Order. 199 1

IN exe rcise of Ihe powel'$ confe rred by section 4 of the Cond itio ns

of Empl oyment (Regul atio n) Act . th e Ministe r for Social Poliq. on the

recommendatio n of the Labour Board . has made the fo llowing o rde r: -

Th is O rde r may be cited as the Wage Incre ase Natio nal Stan-

dard Orde r. 1991 and shall come int o force on the 1st Janu ary . 1992.

In this Orde r:-

" Act" me ans tile Co nd itions o f Employment (Regulat io n)

Act;

"Agree me nt" means tile Nationa l Agree me nt on In dustrial

Re latio nssigned on the 10th Dece mbe r. 1990belwee n the Gove Tll -

men t. Trade Unions a nd Organisations o f Employers. represented

on tile Malta Council fo r Economic Deve lo pmen t. whkh agree·

ment was cn tcred int o in the Maltese la nguage and th e English text

is a transla tion the reof.

J . The a mount o f increase in wages for cost of living determi ned '

in accordance with Ihe pro visio ns of paragraphS 1.2 and 1.3 of the Ag·

reement is eStablished at Lm 1.SCk: per week for the year 1992. as pro-

vided unde r titles I. 2 and 3 o f the Agree men t and il shall be im-

pleme nted as stipul ated in Ihe sa id Agree ment . Titles 1 106 oflhe Ag·

reement afe be ing rcproduced as a schedule to this Order.

The amount o f incrcase menl ioned in ,he precedi ng an k le

shall apply. as stipulat cd in title 3 of the Agree ment . 10 whole· time

e mployees wno are nO! covered by a collect ive agreement.

With effect from IM Janua ry. 1992. the na lional mi nim um

S.

wage pe r wee k re lated to a normal working "'cek shall be as follows:-

Age 18 and ove r ............. _ ..... .

Lm35 _63c pe r wee k

Age 17 years ........................ .

Lm32.72c pe r week

Und er 17 yeal'$ .............. ... .. . .

Lm31.49c per wee k.

Part · time e mployees shall he paid "pro-rata" at an hourl ~ rale P. " ""'"

not below the national minimum wage. detcrmin ed in acwrd ance with <"p\O)'''''

article 5 of Ihis O rder. di vided by forty _

Notwi thSlllndi ng th e provisio ns of the precedi ng articl es. no T .. ",,,,~y.

e mpl oyer sha ll he required 10 pay the cost of living incre~ se or a ny part

thereof ~o nte mplatcd by Ihis O rde r mo re than o n~e during the calend ar

ye ar 1992.

B ,SO

For the purposes of Ihl$ Ordc t . a "whol e-time em ployee" is

an e mployee as defined in $u~cl ion (2) of section 2\1 of tile Act.

and a ~parl-lime employee" isan employee who is nO! a whole-time e m-

ployee.

Art icle 3 of the Wage Increase National Standanl O rder. 1990

,1 .

Amc .....

L N 210

is he reby repealed.

"'.1'190).

SC HEDVLE

( Arl ide 3)

AG REEMEI\'T

(Tr.lnsJalion)

Nat ional W.~ Regulation !'oIky

A.

1.0 CO§I-of·living increases will be calculated by the Gove rnment Statistician ac -

cord ing 10 I he Retail Prkc I ndel $I 31islics calcula ted under Ihe direction of an indepe n-

dent Iripanile oommince set up 10 e nsu re the equitable workings of this SlaliSlic.

Every six months throughout the duration of Ihis Agree ment. the Malla

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Council for Econo mic Developme nt will inform 3111hc parties o f the forecast move-

ments of the Retail Price Index for the forthcoming Ihree years . Sueh forecasts will

serve as an indi'ation during n'gotiations for new colleclive agreememsand will nOI be

pu bl ished .

1.2 For Ihe purposes of the present Agree men e, Ihe percentage increase in the

cose-of-living Ihal has 10 be laken into accounl in calculating the cose-of-livi ng adjusl-

ment (C.O .L.A.) fOTeach )·ea r. wi ll be dele nn ined by Ille,hange in the price index (an-

nual aver~ge ) duri ng the twelve months ending on 30th June of the preceding year _

1.3 The amount o f cost-of-living wage increase (C.O . L.A .) shal l be: establiShed

as follows

1.3.1 The pe rcentage figu re established in paragraph 1.2 " 'iIl be applied on a

(wee kl y) wage base rate o f Lm40 ( forty Maltese liri). which amoun! shall be in-

creased on 1st Ja nuary of each yea r by the amoun t of CO.L. A . established.

1.3.2 The resu lt will be rounded up or down to the ne arest fi fty cents.

1.3.3 Th is figure wi ll be reduced by the amou n! of soci al benefits wh ich the

Stale ma y gran e during the year commencing o n th e effective date of the cost-of-

living in,rease . Appendix 1 gives detai ls of the social wage.

lA The cost-of-livi ng increase will be effectivc on increases falling due after the

1st of January following tile date on which it was established .

I.S Allthc parties to this Agreemen t reaffinn thei r commitment 10 cont rol the

cost-o(-living in the inte resl o f the competitiveness of ou r enterprises.

2.0

Every m l1ttth'e agreemenl shall be binding fo r a period of not less than three

ye ars.

2.1 E~cept as otherwise provide d under Ihissc:ction. the wa ges as agreed in ami-

lective agreeme nt shall be thOSt! in effect Ihrougho utlhc enti re duration of the agree-

men1.

2.2 Colle<:tivc agrecmcnts must indicate the cost·of-living forecast figures corn-

muniealed in acoordance with paragraph].1 and tak en as a basis in negotiating wage in-

creases.

2.3 Whe n during anyone year the increase stipulat ed by a mllectiveagreeme nt is

le~ than tile CO. L.A .. a suppleme nlary increase shall hence be gra nt ed so as to ensure

thlll the effective increase is equ ivalent 10 the C.O.L. A .

2.4 At the beginning of the last si x months of a mll~tive agreement, there shall

be established

2.4.1

The lotal amount o f increases actually paid during the pe riod of the ag-

reement.

2.4.2 lllc increase which would have been paid had the exce~ (if any) ofthe

increase provided in Ihe collective agreement ove r and above the forecast

CO. L.A . been added 10 Ihe actual CO.L. A. Ih rougttoul the term of the coli!»

li ve agreement.

2.5 The difference bet"'ecn these twO amounts. whether in faV(lu r of the employ-

ee or the em ployer. shall be compensated as agreed between the two panics, in the next

Collective Agreement.

2.6 It is understood that the provisions Ln paragraphs 2,4 and 2.5. although

applicable to every collective Hgrcement reached during the term of the present Agree-

ment. are considered as transitional in the development process leading to freer negoti-

ations.

J. t:mployees not co~eTfil by a CoI lecI;"e AgTftmt'n t

In cases " 'he re employees are not cove red by a collective agreement. ~he gov-

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ern men~ is to take such mea sures as may be required SOM loensure that each C.O. L.A.

is added to their wages with effect from the Ist13nuary of ellCh )·ea r .

rin~nd~1 Arbit ration Tribu tL pl

.I ,

.1.0 In the event Ihm a fi rm , al an~ stage of the collective agreement. declares

.h ut. for a reason or reasons which ;t considers valid. it wi 11 not be i n a position to p~y t he

agreed increa~~ or any part thereoL shOtJld seck a re\'ision of it~ collective agreement

with "'orke rs' representat ives. I n the event I hal no agreed revision is re ached , either of

the pan ics or both together shall have the righ t to submit the case before an indepc n-

dem tribunal cstablished beforehand for this purpose.

4. 1 The tribunal shall be composed of a Cha irperson and two members.

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4. 1. 1 For this purpose. in agreement between the three social partners. two lists

shall be compiled: one consisting of not less than five persons suitable to KT'Ve as

chairpersons and anothe r list of not lcss than ten persons to serve as members of the

tribunal.

4. 1.2 Prior to each caK. the names of the Chairpe1'!iOn and of the two members

shall be drawn by lot in the presence of the panies COI'Ittmcd. For this purpose. the

date . time and place shall be notified 10 the panies by the responsible authori ty.

4.2 Every membe r of the tribunal shall. on assuming hi s offICe. make a sworn

decla ration before the Allomcy Generalofthe Republic. in t he form prescribed forthis

purpose. in which he declares that he has nu pe rsonal intcrest whatsoeve r. whe ther

directly aT indirectly. in the case before him and which may conniCl with his function as

a member of the tribunal .

4.3 The tribunal must investigate the case and within a period of not more than

three mon ths from the day whe n the case was referred 10 it. shall decide whal increase

or increases of those agreed upon can be paid by the firm.

4 .4 The tribunal shall be e mpowered to summon before it any othe r person to

testify by affidavit andlor give evidence andlor produce books andlor all other relevant

documents .

4.S The tribunal shall be empowered to administe r the oath to any person

appeanns before it when and if il considers it necessary.

4.6 Every member of the tribuna l shall receive ajust remuneration for every case

heard by him .

4.7 Every decision of the tribunal Shall be final and binding upon t he parties. It is

unde rstood that the circumstances eJlamined by the tribunal shall be deemed to remain

in fora: for onc. year. Consequently a decision of the tribunal will only be bindinS for

one year or until such time as another wage increase in the Collective Agreemen t and as

a result of this Agreement.

S. ElItraord..In.ary CltCllrnsl&JlCa

S.O 11 is agreed t hat where and when ext raordinary ci rCllmstances occur as a

result of which the national economy. in the unanimous opinion of the Malta Council

for Economic Development , is not able to sustain anyone or an 0( t he agreed increases.

the Council may then authorise changes in the agreement conce rned under such temu

and for such period 35 the same Council may determine. Examples of such

extraordinary circumstances are furnished in Appendix 11 .

S.I For t he purposes of parngrapli 5.0, the Malt a Council fo r Economic

Development shall. nOl later than three months from the end of every trimestcr.

provide to all the panics brought together under ilS aegis. a rcport wi th relcvant figures.

Duratkln of th is Ajp'fflMnt

6.

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This Agreement is bIDding fo r three years from the date of signature .

6. 1 Every award by the Financial Arbit ration T ribunal shall remain applicable

throoghoot the entire year asstipulated by sub-pa ragraph 4.7 of this Agreement - even

if during such period this agreement expires.

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L'arlik lu 3 \:I' I·Ordni ta' Sllmdanl Nal7.Jonali ta·I·I990 dwa r

tieda fiI ·Paga huwa b'dan imhassa r.

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(Artiklu 3)

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l'ol;likll Nn.rJonu.1I11 Tlrl"f'gola I. Pagi

A.

Kum pt' ns ghyll·Ghot; tal.lI ajja

1.

1.0 li·zjicda n-gholi lal·hajja Ikun mah()um a mill - lst~lj,l i k u tal -G\'ern sko n() I·

istalislika lar-' relail price index' mah()um,t ut hl id -dirczzjoni wl·kumilat Iriparti.

indipcndcnl i mwaqqafbiu jassigura I·Mi nl ck .... ·u la' din l· isM isl,k;l .

I. J K ull sin xhur lul iHcrminu la' dan il -ftchim. il· Kunsill Ma hi gh all · l ~vi lupp

Ekonomiku jinforma 1-p"rlijic' kollha bil-movimcnli mbassra .ar·'retail pri ce index '

ghaHlicl sn in la ' "'ara. Dan il-lb3ssir iseO'i bhala indikazzjoni fin·negolja!i gha ll ,

flchi m kollcuiv godda u ma jkunx pu bhlika l.

L2 Ghall -finijict la' d:m il-fld im. il-pc'rtrntwali tai-ijieda n-ghol i lal·hajja li

gh:mdll jklln mchud fil· kal ku ill lal·COLA ghal kull sena. ikun dClerminal mill-

movi ment Ii jirrizulw n-inditi (a nnu al 3\'e ra ge) fit -lna~·iJ ~aha r li jaghlqu n·ahh ar la'

Gunju !as-sena [a' qabeL

1.3 Ghandha tkun stabb il ita eifra ta'1.jieda fiJ-pagi ghall-gholi tal-haj;a (COLA)

billi

II-pe rcentwali stabbilil r p.l ragra 1 u J.2 ik un appli kat fuq paga [~ ' Lm40

1.3.1

(e rbghin lira) liema ammonl jiidied fl·ewwcl la' Jannar la' ku ll ,,,,na bl-ammon! la '

COLA slabbi li l.

I r·riillltal jii dicd jfw jitrmqqa$ biex jfr.;aq ghall·cqreh 110ls lira.

1.3.2

I.J.J Din i!.'-eifra ti.naqlla$ bl·~ m monlla' bcncfii:Cji sogali I; 1· ls.m jiSla '

jaghli mal u 1 is--sena li libda minn nle la di n ;t.·tj ieda Ik ll n effetli'·a. Appcndi<.'i I juri

d·det1alji [al-paga sotjal;.

1.4 17.-i jicda ghall -gholi tal ,hajja tJ: un cffeuiva fuq il:-ij idie. li jaqghu wara 1·

ewwtlla' Jann ar wara d·data I; Iku n Slabbililll.

1.5 II·partijiet kollha gh,tI Jan il·ftehim jirriaffermaw I·impenn t3ghhom li n·

inle ress lal -kompclinivil3 !a·!·azjendi Hlghna, ik un hcmm kontrolllal·gholi lal, hajja,

Il

2. Hehim Kolletti>'

2.0

Ku ll ftehi m kollettiv ghandu jkun jorbot fuq tulta' mhll X inqas minn tliet

smn.

2.1 Hlicf ghal provid imenti ollra rdin it·taqsima. il·pagi kif maqbu la fil·ftcllim

kollcl1iv ikunu dawk erfcnivi tul it·termi nu kollu tal· ft chi m.

2.2 Il·ftchim kollelliv gilandu jindika c-tifri ta' tbass ir tal·gholi tal·hajja

komunikati skond ~ragrafu 1.1 u ml' hllda bhala baii fil ·ftchim ghal ijidict fil·p~gl,

2.3 Meta rxi se na i·ijicda taHtc lli m ko llcttiv tkun inqas mill·COLA . allura

ghandha tinghata ijieda supplimen tari bicx ii·ijicda cffettiva tkun daqs il·CO LA ,

Fil·bidu 13' I·ahhar sin xhur t ~l-rtchim kollcl1;v. gilandhom ikunll stabbili t i

2.4

2.4.1

L-ammontta' ijicda attwalment mogh tija tu l il·ftehim

VU li-ijieda li kic nct ti nghata fil- kaf li t·tjidiet mahsuba a kta r mill-

COLA mbassraidicdu ma·l·ammonti al1wali ta' COLA lul it·te rmin u tal·fle him .

2.5 Id·diffe rc nza bejn dawn I-a mmont; sija favur il-haddicm u sija fnvur min

ihaddem. ghandhom ikunu kompcnsati kif miftichcm bej n it·te wg ~rt ;jict. r,t·Ftc him

KoHcl1i v ta' wara.

1.6 Hu mi fh um li I·prowdime nti rparagrafi 2.4 u 2.5, gI'Ialkemm japplikaw ghal

kull (Iehim kollel1iv milhuq waq t it· terminu ta' dan il-qbil. huma mcqj usa bhala

transi torji f) ·;zvilupp le jn ncgo1:jar aktar hieles.

tl add iema mhH-~ kopert; b'x; ftrh;m koIkui ~

3.

3.0 F kat ta' l'I addicma li ma jkunux kopeni b'xi ftchim kollcniv, il,Gvc m

ghandu jiel'lu dawk il-mizu ri mehtiega biex kul! COLA titdicd mal'p"gi laghhom

b' cffctt mill -e"'",d ta' Jannar la' kull sena.

Tri bunal ta' Arbit ra ~ F1n:uu,iarju

4.

4.0 Fkat li xi azjenda. fi kwalunk"'c sladju tal·ftchim kollctl;"'. tiddikjara li. !\hal

ragun i jew ragunijic l li thoss li jkunu validi. ma tkulU rqagtlda li tagl'l ti kif miflichcm

ii.-i.jidict Jew .l i pani minnhom, ghandha lfincx re"iijoni lal.qbil taghha mar-

rapprcten tanli lal-haddicma u, rej n dan ma j int lahaq~, ...-ithed mill-p"nijio:t ¥:w il-

tnejn f1im kien. ghandhom il-jcdd li jrcssqu I·kat quddiem tribunal indipc ndcn ti

rllwaqqaf minn qabel ghal dan il-gl'Jan,

4. J

l\-tribunal gh andu jkun magl'tmul minn cha irperson u tewit memOri.

4. 1.1 Ghal dan il-ghan, ghandhom jigu magl'tmula tewg listi bi qbil bejn

it-tliet na hat; "'ahda ta' mh ux anqas minn hamcs pcrsuni adatti ghal chairperson u

J·ohra la' mhux anq~1S minn ghaxar pcrsuni li jistghu jkunu mcmbri lal-tribunal.

4. 1.1 Qabcl k ull kat. ghandhom jiltcllghu bix·xorti fil-prdcw.a lal'panijiet

kon&:rnati J-ismijiet ta' chairperson u tcwg mcmbri. Ghal dan il-ghan, id-data .

il- hin u I-post ghandhom jigu nolifi kat; lill-p"r1ijiel mill·3"·tOfit!i responsabbli.

4 .2 Ku ll membru laHrihunal qabel jibda fil·kariga tieghu ghandu jaghmel

dikjaraujoni bil-j;urament quddiem l-A"uht General; tar- Rcpubblika. fuq formula

pt'C'skritta gl'lal dan il-gllan. li fiha jislqarr I. m'ghandu imeres.s personal; la' cbda :torta.

la dircu u lanqas indireu. m-kal quJdiemu u I; jista' jkun la' konflin mal-kariga ticgl'll!

bhala mcmbrn tat-tribunal.

4.3 It-t ribunal ghandu jislharrcg il -kat u fmhux iijed minn ttiel xh ur minn

dakinha r li I· kat jig; lilll riferit jidde6edi liema :!jicda Jew t jidict minn daw\.: miftichma

jk 1I1lU jistghu jithallsu mill-azjenda.

[I-u ibunal ikoHl! s-sclgl'la li jse jjatl kull pcrsuna ohm quddicma hin ircSS3'l

-1.4

ix- ~hicda

ti('glll! b'affida"it u/jew jaght; c\'idcnu u/jew jipprod~ kotl'a utj,,'"

dokumemi ol'lra koll ha rilevami.

4 .5 IHriburlal ilollu S"So! lgha li jamminima I-gurament lit kul! persuna li tidher

quddicmu mc ta u ;ekk ihoss il-htie!ia.

Kul! mcmbru tat-tribunal jirtie"; rimunerazzjom xierqa ghal ku!l kat li

4.6

jisma·.

4.7 Kul! dcfujoni tat -tribunal tku n fin:!li u tkun l"rboll iU·partijiC I. Hu mifh.urn li

c-c irk ust:lIll.i eiam inati miHribunal ji gu mcqjusa li jkomplu fts-sehh ghal1micn sena. u

ghalhck k id-dctii:joni licghu Ikun lorbol bi~s ghal s.cna Jew sa mCla lasal .~i tjicda ohm

fil -Ftd: im Ko!lcltiv u b 'riiult al la' dan il·Fle him.

S.

ClrkOSCllnz; Straonl inarj i

5.0 libqa' mi ft iehem 1i rcjn u ITlCla jinqalghu tirkustanzi Slraordinarji 1i minhabba

fihom J.ckonomija tal-pajjiz. fil·fehma unanima tal- Kunsill Molti gha1l-11\'ilupp

Ekonomiku. ma tkUrL~ tiflah issoslni xi "'aMa jew i1.-ijidiel kol!ha miftiehma . allura

I-Kunsill jista' ja"'tonzza libdil fd:m il -flchim (ahl daw k iHcrmi ni u ghal dak il -

pc rijod u li I-isless Kunsill jiSla' jiddelermina. Qed jinghata,,· ctempji la· tirkuS\anzi

slraordinarji bhal dawn fl -appendici 11.

5.1 Ghal finijiet ta' arlikolu 5.0. il-Kunsill Mal l; ghall·livilupp E konomiku

gha nd u. mhu)( aklar minn Iliel ~hur Iliel xhur mil-Imicm la' kull lrimestru. jaghti

liIl -pa rlijicl irnsic hba fi Manu, rapport bil:-<:ifri rclc'·anli.

6. Ttrmlnu ta ' da n il,ftf him

D3n iI·ftchim ghandu jorOOt gh3111ict snin minn dak inhar li j ;"'~ i(firmat.

6 .0

6 . 1 Kull sen teou:a lal·l riOOn31 ta' arbilr1l gg finanzjarju tibqa' tapplika lul is-se na

5hih3 kif slipulat fsub paragrafu 4.7 la' dan il·flehim . sahansitra jekk malul dak

ii-tmit: n jiskadi dan il·ftehim.