New Collective Agreement for Saura Home

A new collective agreement has been signed between ‘Dar Saura’, a Church residence for the elderly, and the General Workers’ Union (GWU). The agreement, covering the period 2015-2019, was signed by Mr Michael Pace Ross, Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta, and by Ms Rita Dimech, Union Secretary of the Chemicals and Energy section.

The agreement provides for better work conditions for all grades, especially lower grades, including higher salaries backdated to January, shift allowances and service awards in recognition for long service.

The agreement was also signed by Mgr Charles Cordina, Episcopal Vicar for Diaconia, and Mr Andre Vassallo Grant, Director of Church Homes for the Elderly, and by Ms Rita Attard and Ms Antoinette Guntrip, shop stewards of the GWU. The collective agreement was approved by the Diocesan Finance Committee, presided over by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna.