More Legal Support For Families

Over the last few days, two new legal notices have been published – L.N. 274 of 2025 and L.N. 275 of 2025.

L.N. 274 of 2025, entitled the Miscarriage Leave Regulations, will come into force on the 1^st January 2026. The Regulations introduce a period of paid leave to all workers in the unfortunate event of a miscarriage. This right is irrespective of gender or sexual orientation, civil or family status and irrespective of whether the workers are engaged in the public or private sector. The Regulations apply whether such miscarriage occurs in Malta or abroad.

The Regulations define miscarriage as the spontaneous loss of pregnancy due to natural causes or medical complications or the termination of pregnancy resulting from a medical intervention carried out in accordance with article 243B of the Criminal Code. In either case, the loss or termination must occur before the twenty second (22nd) week of pregnancy, reason being that loss or termination occurring after