The Labour leader and Catholic Church radio RTK’s journalist – Part VI
timesofmalta.com
Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 10:27
Updated – RTK JOURNALIST CLAIMS DISCRIMINATION
JPO: Journalist is renowned for her pro-divorce beliefs
RTK journalist Sabrina Agius filed an application before the Industrial Tribunal today claiming she was discriminated against by the Church media company in the selection of the editor for RTK Radio and Il-Gens Illum.
Ms Agius said she had been treated differently from other people because of her political views and union affiliation and had been subjected to bullying, intimidation and harassment by her superiors in an attempt to make her resign, pressure, which she had resisted.
Ms Agius asked the tribunal to order RTK to pay her compensation.
In a statement, the GWU described this as being a case of political discrimination. It said Ms Agius is being assisted by the General Workers’ Union Professionals Finance and Services Section and the GWU’s Legal Council Dr Aron Mifsud Bonnici.
Meanwhile, Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando in a facebook comment today, said the Church is an institution which should be the epitome of social justice. Ms. Agius, he said, is renowned for her pro-divorce beliefs.
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maltatoday.com.mt – 11 October 2011
CHURCH MEDIA DISCRIMINATED AGAINST JOURNALIST OVER POLITICAL, TRADE UNION AFFILIATION
By Matthew Vella
The former acting editor of Church radio RTK has filed a protest in the industrial tribunal against her employers, over unfair and discriminatory treatment during a selection process to be appointed editor.
Sabrina Agius responded to an internal call for applications for editor of RTK and Gensillum online but was not picked for the role. The position was later advertised in an external call for applications, leading to the engagement of former Net News journalist Josianne Camilleri as the new head of news.
Agius served as acting head of news throughout the year after the departure of Leonard Callus. In her protest, she claimed she was subjected to discriminatory treatment throughout the selection process, and other incidents of bullying, intimidation and harassment from her superiors “intended to make her resign”.
Agius, who is currently still in active employment with RTK, said she resisted these attempts to make her resign.
“It clearly emerged that the company acted differently with Agius over what it considered was her political opinion, and her affiliation in a trade union,” General Workers Union lawyer Aron Mifsud Bonnici wrote in the protest.
Agius is asking for financial compensation and the removal of the discriminatory actions against her.
The Church’s media arm is the company Media Centre, whose directors are Curia spokesperson Kevin Papagiorcopulo, lawyer Robert Tufigno, and business advisor Franco Azzopardi.
Both Papagiorcopulo and Tufigno were major protagonists in the anti-divorce movement during the divorce referendum campaign.
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“Ms Agius asked the tribunal to order RTK to pay her compensation.”
Given all this evidence, I hope that RTK will now sue HER.
“Ms. Agius, he said, is renowned for her pro-divorce beliefs.”
I think she’ll be renowned for other reasons after this misadventure.
RTK has suspended Sabrina Agius.
The gall of certain people shocks me. Kif ma jisthux?
She flirts with a married man and asks for his support in a not-so-subtle manner on her employer’s time. She gives away company information, and now she expects not to “discriminated against”.
She deserves to be sacked.
I wonder how many moles like Sabrina occupy posts in the The Times, The Malta Independent, PBS and government departments.