FAQs - Employment Matters

Employer & Employee Social Security Contributions-(Class 1)
      [2012] [2012-FSS] [2011] [1998-2010]

Employee tax rates

National Minimum Wage  - Cost of living increases [1990-2012]

Retail & Wholesale Minimum Wage

Full-time & Part-time employees’ leave entitlement

Employees’ special leave entitlement in Malta
       [Sick Leave] [Bereavement Leave] [Marriage Leave] [Birth] [Injury Leave] [Jury Leave]

Public holidays in Malta [2012][2011][2010]

Notice periods & notice money

Final Settlement System (FSS) - general information

      FSS - Update [2012] 

      Employee’ Bonus & Weekly Allowance entitlement in Malta [2012] [2007 - 2011]

Sickness Benefit [FAQs] [Procedures] [Application form]

Injury Benefit [Procedure] [Application form] [Report of disease/Medical condition related to work]

Other publications relating to employment regulations

   Hours of work in employment

   Leave entitlement  - for further details click here

   Maternity leave entitlement regulations

   Part-time employment regulations  - for further details click here

   Termination of employment regulations  - for details click here

   Teleworking regulations

   Fixed term contract of employment regulations

   Posting of foreign workers in Malta regulations

   Collective redundancies regulations

   Young persons in employment

Employment Forms

Final Settlement System (FSS)

     FS5 - Employer’s Monthly remittance
   [2011][2008-2010][pre 2008]

      FS3 - Annual Employee Statement of Earnings reconciliation
   [2011][2008-2010][1997-2007]

      FS7 - Annual Wages Reconciliation Statement
   [2010-2011]

      FS4 - Employee tax status declaration
   [2012][2011][2010][Instructions for use]

      PE No. - Application for the registration of an employer
   [Individual][Company][Co-operative][Partnership][Association]

   PE No. - [De-Activation][Re-Activation]

   Expatriate taxpayer registration form - Application form

More forms.........

Employment & Training Corporation

   ETC 101 - ETC Employee Engagement form

   ETC 103 - ETC Employee Termination form

   Declaration of Commencement of Employment (Self-employed)

      Request for school exemption & authorisation for employment of minors
      Parents/Guardians, Head of School & Employer’s Declaration Forms
  [employees under 16] [employees 16+]

   Application for Information from ETC offices and relevant fees

More ETC Forms.........

Employment Regulations

   Statement by employer to be given to employees on engagement

  Certificate of termination of employment (Min. requirements)

   Employment agencies and employment business

Relevant Employment Legislation

Conditions of Employment Regulations ACT (Cap. 135)

Employment & Industrial Relations ACT & Subsidiary Legislation

Employment & Ind. Relations ACT (Cap. 452)

      Parental leave entitlement regulations (S.L. 452.78)

      Part-time employees regulations (S.L. 452.79)

      Information to employees (S.L. 452.83)

      Organisation of working time regulations (S.L. 452.87)

      Urgent family leave regulations (S.L. 452.88)

      Employee involvement (European Company) regulations
      (S.L. 452.94)

      Employee involvement (European Co-operative Society)                     regulations (S.L. 452.98)

      Special leave entitlement regulations (S.L. 452.101)

      Teleworking national standards order (S.L. 452.104)

Social Security ACT (Cap. 318)

Income Tax Act (Cap. 123)

      Deduction of Tax (P.A.Y.E.) Rules (S.L. 123.02)

      Fringe Benefits Rules (S.L. 123.55)

Income Tax Management Act (Cap. 372)

     Final Settlement System (FSS) Rules

Employment & Training Services ACT (Cap. 343)

      Employment Agencies Regulations (S.L. 343.24)

Pensions Ordinance (Cap. 93)

Widows’ & Orphans Pensions’ ACT (Cap. 58)

More legislation................

Related Websites

Department of Industrial & Employment Relations - Contact details

Employment and Training Corporation (ETC) - Contact details

Ministry of Education, Employment & the Family

International Labour Organisation

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