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Worker wins around Lm2,000 for political transfer

A government worker was granted around Lm2,000 after an industrial tribunal ruled this week that he was the victim of a political transfer.

The tribunal, presided by Judge Carmelo Farrugia Sacco, heard that the applicant, Joseph Delceppo, was unjustly transferred from the drainage section between 1988 and 1995.

He also complained that he was not awarded a promotion, which he felt he was entitled to.

The tribunal held that Delceppo did not follow all the procedures and failed to attend the interview, and therefore he was not in a position to expect a promotion. But it decided that he was unjustly transferred from the drainage section on political grounds and was discriminated against because he was a Labourite, while his superior had different political beliefs.

The tribunal awarded him the money he had lost by way of allowance due to the unjust transfer.