Illegal Employment In Gozo

The Court of Magistrates has recently decided a case which, has been brought by the police against two directors of a restaurant in Gozo. The legal action has been brought against the directors for failing to pay an employee, the amount of almost €3,000 due to the employee for wages, overtime worked, bonuses and vacation leave with respect to the period from the 1st July to the 10th August, 2013, when the employment had been suddenly terminated.

Since the directors and the employee had not signed a contract of employment and the competent authorities have not been notified of the employment, the Court has stated that the said employment is "clandestine".

The Court has also pointed out that the bad practice of illegally employing individuals is adopted by several "unscrupulous" employers who "use(..) and dump(..)" the same individuals. As stated by the Court, this practice is shameful and inhumane.