A campaign against precarious work has been stepped up after directors of a clothing firm in Malta were accused in court of paying a woman €10 for 14 hours of work. The case, which had not concluded at the time of writing, comes after press reports in November that a security firm was paying foreign
In August 2014, the Malta Employers’ Association (MEA) put forward proposals to amend the Employment and Industrial Relations Act. The MEA's proposed curtailment of sick leave stirred heated public debate and criticism from trade unions. The MEA's response was that unions were sensationalising the
Employment relations in Malta are governed and regulated by the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (EIRA) (215 KB PDF) [1]. However, the act does not regulate trade union recognition at a place of work. More than one trade union claiming majority representation – 50% plus one – among the same
Malta’s Individual Investor Programme (IIP) was launched by the government to raise money for economic development. It has proved to be a highly controversial political issue and the social partners have asserted their right to be consulted about it. The scheme makes it possible for applicants to
The Government of Malta [1] commissioned former Health Minister John Dalli to compile a report on the management of the country’s main public hospital, Mater Dei [2], located in Msida. The report was published at the end of November 2013. Mr Dalli, a former EU Commissioner, was Minister of Health
On 5 November 2013, Malta’s budget for 2014 was presented to the Parliament of Malta [1]. It was the first budget presented by the Maltese Labour Party (Partit Laburista [2]) after its victory in the general election held in March 2013. The budget included a number of employment and labour market
Malta has seen an influx of displaced immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East over the past decade, substantially increasing the number of vulnerable workers and some employers are willing to take advantage of their plight.
When Malta’s Labour Party, the Partit Laburista [1], took power after the March 2013 general election, the chairs of the country’s Industrial Tribunal [2] panel were asked to resign by the Ministry for Social Dialogue [3]. The Minister, Helena Dalli, stressed that the request for the resignations
Following the intensive and sustained campaign waged by Malta’s General Workers’ Union (GWU [1]) against precarious and atypical work [2] (*MT1305019I* [3]), the Office of the Maltese Prime Minister issued a number of mandatory conditions for all government contracts. These conditions, which came
In April 2013, Malta’s General Workers’ Union (GWU [1]) conducted a campaign against precarious work practices. The campaign was targeted mainly at companies in the cleaning sector and providers of security services. [1] http://www.gwu.org.mt