Government post given to censured ETC head month after resigning

A former head of the Employment and Training Corporation who hit the headlines after making a sexist comment was given a government job barely a month after resigning. The Times of Malta is informed that Education Minister Evarist Bartolo appointed Philip Rizzo chief executive officer of the Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools. The government agency is tasked with building and refurbishing public schools, projects usually running into millions of euros. A spokesman for the minister confirmed that Mr Rizzo had been  appointed FTS head just a month after stepping down from the ETC, another entity that falls under Mr Bartolo’s portfolio. “Mr Rizzo has been appointed CEO of FTS as from April 11,” the spokesman said. “Mr Rizzo was employed on a contract, as a person of trust, for a period of one year.” The spokesman said Mr Rizzo’s remuneration is of €73,980 a year, car expense and telephony. No reply was forthcoming when the spokesman was asked whether Mr Rizzo’s appointment followed a public call or whether he had been given the job on the direct recommendation of the minister. The ETC announced that Mr Rizzo had asked to be relieved of his duties as CEO but no reasons were...