Malta: Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

Malta's employment framework distinguishes between employment agreements and services agreements, each carrying distinct legal implications for parties entering into working relationships. Understanding the statutory requirements, termination procedures, and obligations under each arrangement is essential for employers and service providers operating within Malta's regulatory environment.

Malta’s latest legal reform introduces a wide-ranging set of employment protections aimed at strengthening minimum working conditions across a number of sectors.

Malta’s reform of Wage Regulation Orders (WROs) marks a significant step towards modernising sector-specific employment rules. Now redesignated as Conditions of Work Regulation Orders, the reform aims to simplify existing frameworks...

The Maltese legislator is currently tasked with the implementation of the International Labour Organization Convention C190, the Violence and Harassment Convention ("the ILO Convention").

Legal Notice 102 of 2026 was published earlier this week and will come into force within 2 months of its publication.

Malta has introduced the Senior Employees of Family Offices, Back Offices, and Treasury Management Operations Tax Rules, 2025 (the "Rules"). Effective from the 1st of January 2025 and applicable as from the 2026 year...

Malta's aviation industry offers an attractive personal tax regime for non-domiciled individuals employed in senior/managerial roles in the sector.

Understanding employment status in Malta is crucial for both employers and workers seeking to determine whether a person should be classified as an employee or self-employed.

The Employment Law Amendment Malta has introduced envisages new rules regulating the payment of wages for third-country nationals (TCNs) working in Malta.