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24. SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ON PROMOTION ANDUPGRADINGOn promotion or upgrading (as defined in Clause 23), employees shallreceive:a) either the minimum salary of the new grade; orb) their salary before promotion/upgrading plus two incrementsin the new scale plus any sum required to fit exactly in anotch of the new scale;whichever is the highest, provided that the maximum salary of the newgrade shall not be exceeded.25. REDUNDANCIES AND DEMOTIONSa) In declaring redundancies and/or making demotions in aparticular grade or grades due to curtailment or lack of work,the employee with the least seniority in that particular gradeor grades shall be discharged or demoted first, provided thatwhere an employee who is being discharged or demoted hadoriginally held on a regular basis a job at an equal or lowerrate of pay in another trade or grade, the employeeconcerned may elect to be transferred to such previous job ifthe said employee has more seniority in that trade or gradethan the employee replaced. In such instances the UNIONis to be invariably consulted.b) Ex-Government employees who opt to be employed withHeritage Malta shall be covered by the provisions of OPMletter dated 16 th February 1996 addressed to the UHM (seeappendix “G”).26. RE-EMPLOYMENTAny employee whose employment was terminated by the AGENCY ongrounds of redundancy shall be entitled to re-employment if the postformerly occupied by him/her is again available within a period of oneyear from the day of termination of employment. Such employee shallbe so re-employed at conditions not less favourable than those to whichhe/she would have been entitled if the contract of service relating to9him/her had not been terminated. It is being understood that on reemploymentthe said employee shall qualify for a degree of seniority asprovided for in Clause 27.27. RECKONING OF SENIORITYFor the purpose of reckoning length of service for whatever reason,length of service in a particular trade or grade will be solely determinedby the date of first appointment to that grade or trade subject to the rulesset out below on breaks in services:-a) Previous service in a higher or equivalent trade or gradecounts towards service in the lower trade or grade.b) Previous service will not be regarded as broken whereemployment in a trade or grade is resumed within one (1)year of discharge from that trade or grade on redundancy.Such a break in employment does not however counttowards length of service.c) Previous service and any other related benefits will beregarded as forfeited when employment has been voluntarilyinterrupted by an employee as a result of voluntaryresignation.d) When an employee is retained by the AGENCY on unpaidleave, for whatever reason, such period shall not bededucted for the purpose of reckoning the total length ofservice except in the case of parental leave in excess of one(1) year.28. RETIREMENTRetirement shall be in accordance with local Legislation prevailing at thetime, and in accordance with the relevant clauses of the CulturalHeritage Act 2002, presently being females at age sixty (60) and malesat age sixty-one (61); however male employees may retire at age sixty(60) if they so wish.
29. RIGHT OF SEARCHa) No employee shall have in his/her possession or take outfrom the AGENCY premises any goods or material belongingto the AGENCY unless written authorization to do so is givenby the Management.b) The AGENCY has the right to search any employee onentering or leaving the AGENCY’s premises, or at any timewhilst the employee is on the premises. This right appliesalso to search employee’s personal lockers, handbags,briefcases and/or parcels. Should any employee refuse tosubmit himself/herself to such a search, the AGENCY shallcall in the Police.c) Searches will be carried out in the presence of one witnessof the employee’s choice. In the case of female employees,body searches will be carried out by a female and alsowitnessed by a female.d) All employees, depending on their place of work, must followall procedures and are subject to all security measuresintroduced by the AGENCY from time to time.30. HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORKA Health and Safety Committee shall be established. It shall consist oftwo (2) representatives of the Management and two (2) representativesof the general staff under the chairmanship of the Manager – Safety andSecurity.The main function of this committee is to make recommendations to themanagement as to how the place of work can be rendered as safe aspossible. It is also its function to promote safe practices and makerecommendations for improvements in health and safety matters toManagement.When this is required, the AGENCY is to provide the necessaryprotective clothing. Employees must make use of safety measures andequipment and use the protective clothing provided by the AGENCY toensure their safety and that of other employees. If an employee refrains10from doing so he/she will be subject to disciplinary action which couldlead to dismissal.The ultimate responsibility to implement recommendations is vested inthe management.31. INSURANCE COVERAGEa) The AGENCY’s vehicles, which may be used by theemployees of the AGENCY in connection with their work, areto be comprehensively insured so as to ascertain that –except in the case of proven negligence – employees wouldnot be subject to any liability.b) Employees, who in the performance of their duties handleAGENCY assets, shall be insured against all risks. TheAGENCY will undertake to ensure that as far as reasonablypossible, all necessary precautions are taken. This clausealso applies to the handling of cash.32. TRANSPORTEmployees who may be asked by the AGENCY to make use of theirown cars for official duties shall be paid an allowance of twelve (12)cents per mile or seven cents five (7c5) per KM.Employees who are detailed to a particular site and who are then askedto re-locate from one museum/site to another on the same day due tothe AGENCY’s exigencies, are to be reimbursed for the relocationtransport expenses at the above rate or public transport cost.33. UNIFORMSa) The AGENCY will provide winter and summer uniforms toemployees within those categories designated by theAGENCY. New uniforms are to be provided every twoyears. A Policy relating to the provision of uniforms will beintroduced by the AGENCY. The AGENCY will inform theUNION accordingly.b) Uniforms supplied by the AGENCY are to be worn at alltimes during the course of the employee’s duty. It is the
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