Union Haddiema Maqghudin this morning issued directives at the European Union Programme Agency (EUPA) after talks on a new collective agreement stalled.

The union registered an industrial dispute at the agency on 30 June after no progress was made at a meeting attended by the Employment Director.

UHM said agency employees did not agree with the government’s proposal on salaries because they are inferior to what they had in the past.

The union said it issued directives and it does not exclude stepping them up if no solution is found.