Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Malta as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Malta: Non-fatal work accidents – 1H 2017
During the first half of 2017, non- fatal work accidents occurred in manufacturing (16 …
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Malta: Disability dilemma
More than half of all companies employing over 20 people in Malta do not meet their 2% disability quota and are therefore facing fines of up to 10,000 euros per annum …
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Malta: Long weekends in prospect
Although there has been a lot of trade union pressure in Malta to reintroduce the right to take public holidays on a normal working day when they fall at the weekend, in 2017 there are only two public holidays that are lost to most employees in this way …
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Malta: Code of practice for employing people with disabilities
Although a 2% disability quota was adopted by the Maltese parliament in the 1960s it was never fully implemented …
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Malta: Minimum wage and pension rates increased
In order to adjust income to the cost of living, the minimum wage rate in Malta was increased by 1 …
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Malta: Support expressed for pension reforms
The Malta Employers’ Association recently expressed its support of many of the pension reforms which were suggested by the government-backed Pensions Strategy Group earlier this Summer …
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Malta: Highly Qualified Persons Rules amended
Malta’s Highly Qualified Persons Rules have been amended so that high-earning expatriates may now benefit from a favourable fixed-rate income tax rate for longer …
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Malta: New maternity leave fund launched
The government of Malta has launched a new maternity leave fund …
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Malta: Plans to create a maternity leave fund
In its latest Budget Speech, the government of Malta has announced plans to create a maternity leave fund …
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Malta: Discrimination against transgender individuals prohibited by law
As of August 12th 2014, it is illegal for employers in Malta to discriminate against transgender persons on the grounds of sex …
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Malta: Sanctions should be in proportion to the offence
A recent case in Malta saw the Industrial Tribunal once again highlight the importance of the principle of proportionality in Maltese employment law …
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Malta: Labour taxation in the EU
In its latest ‘Taxation Trends in the European Union’ report, the European Commission has pointed out that labour taxes were the main source of tax revenue in 2012 in the majority of EU member states …
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Malta: Statistics on accidents at work
According to a report by Malta’s National Statistics Office, 657 employees were involved in non-fatal accidents at work in Q1 2014 …
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Malta: Government to subsidise maternity leave
As part of the country’s new national employment policy, the government of Malta has proposed that maternity leave in the private sector become entirely state-funded …
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Malta: Salary statistics released
Malta’s National Statistics Office has published a new Labour Force Survey …
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