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A programme called the Specialist Employee Initiative (SEI) aims to attract and retain TCNs, skilled professionals from third countries, to work and reside in Malta.

In Malta, the transfer of business ownership can be a complex process, affecting both the company structures and the employees' rights and welfare.

The rapidly spreading Coronavirus disease has brought about several queries from both the employer's and the employee's point of view,...

Residence in Malta offers individuals and families the opportunity to live in a Mediterranean island known for its rich history, sunny climate, and high quality of life.

European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) citizens, and their family members enjoy the right to move and reside freely within the territory of any Member State, including Malta.

Malta has transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive through new regulations that impose legally enforceable obligations on employers to ensure equal pay for equal work.

We all still cringe at the sound of ‘pandemic' and ‘covid-19' – we've heard too much of it and lost so much to it. Now that we've regained control of our lives, we want nothing more...

Malta has transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive through new regulations that fundamentally change how employers must approach remuneration and workplace transparency. Organizations can no longer rely...

Redundancy in the Maltese context is generally regularised by the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (EIRA).

Malta's new Act X of 2026 introduces groundbreaking protections for individuals who have recovered from oncological diseases, establishing a legal right to be forgotten in employment and financial services contexts. What obligations will employers face when the Act takes effect on January 1, 2027, and how must recruitment practices, medical information handling, and existing employment relationships be restructured to comply with these new protections?

The Malta Employers' Association (MEA) recently commented that wage increases in Malta are not in step with movements in labour productivity.

The proposal to introduce mandatory trade union membership was included in the Government's Electoral Manifesto for the 2022 General Election.

The Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Chapter 452 of the Laws of Malta) (hereinafter referred to as ‘EIRA'), is the main piece of legalisation which regulates all aspects of employment life in Malta.

The number of posted workers in the EU is currently estimated to be 1.2 million which amounts to less than 1% of the EU working age population.

Annualisation of hours is a term used to describe a contract which states the agreed number of guaranteed hours the employee is contracted to work through a twelve month period.

Art. 81 (2) (a) EIRA : "Where on a complaint made under article 75, the Tribunal finds that the grounds for the complaint are well-founded –(a) in cases of unfair dismissal...

In a decision handed down by the Industrial Tribunal (the ‘Tribunal') on 5th October 2022 in the names James D'Anastas vs Wembley Stores Company Limited...

The integration of non-EU nationals who are long-term residents in the EU States is key to promoting economic and social cohesion in the EU. A non-EU national who has legally resided in an EU ...