Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Malta as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Malta: Streamlined permit option – SEI
Local employers seeking to employ foreign workers may wish to take advantage of an alternative fast-track (15-day) specialist employee initiative (SEI) for highly skilled third-country nationals …
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Malta: New tax rules for Digital Nomads
The revised rules clarify that digital nomads will not be charged income tax on earnings from authorized remote work (i …
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Malta: Division of job skills and duties (2022)
According to 2022 Labour force survey results (just published), almost half of the employed population of Malta spent the majority of their working time using digital technologies and one in every four workers spent at least half of their working time undertaking physical work …
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Malta: Staged rise in minimum wage
The national minimum wage is set to increase every year for the next four years – Starting from January 2024, the current national minimum wage of €192 …
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Malta: Low Wage Commission to recommend new minimum wage
The newly established Low Wage Commission – which consists of representatives from unions, employers, and the government – will submit recommendations to the government regarding a revision of the minimum wage by the end of 2023 …
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Malta: Adjustment to maximum tax rebate amounts for pension income
According to Legal Notice No …
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Malta: Government to launch study on Wage Regulation Orders
Inconsistencies in collective agreements to be addressed after period in which many employers have ignored wage orders …
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Malta: 2023 Minimum wages adjustment
The minimum gross weekly wage for employees 18 years and older will be increased to €192 …
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Malta: Limitations to restrictive covenants
A recent case before the Court of Appeal has thrown some light on non-compete clauses …
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Malta: Minimum wage (2022)
Minimum wage for 2022 has been revised …
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Malta: Accidents at work (2021)
The number of non-fatal accidents remained virtually unchanged last year compared to 2020 …
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Malta: PN promises 15 days off for new fathers, bereavement leave for miscarriage
Next year’s general election could give rise to considerably extended family-friendly laws …
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Malta: Bill to amend Persons with Disability (Employment) Act
A draft amendment to the Persons with Disability (Employment) Act is currently being debated by the House of Representatives …
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Malta: Digital nomad permit now available
A one-year Digital Nomad Residence Permit is now available for workers outside the EU who wish to live in Malta, but work remotely …
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Malta: Inflationary pressures
Consumer prices surged in April as economic activity picked up …
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