Employment Law and Industrial Relations Malta

Malta is a small island country that of late has been flourishing in terms of business. To have a successful establishment, one must be aware of the rules and regulations pertaining to business in the particular region. The employment law in Malta is stringent and must be strictly adhered to.  EIRA or The Employment and Industrial Relations Act is the main reference source for the employment law.  Not just employment law, but EIRA provides for a legal framework that even regulates industrial relations in Libya. Another valuable reference is Occupational Health and Safety Authority Act which ensures well-being of the company’s employees.

The employment law in Malta applies to all types of employees whether they are self employed or not.  An employee can also be categorised as full timer or a part timer, but in that case also, the law will be applicable while salary might change as per the working hours. The employment contract for the employee must be either written or verbally put forth for the law to be applicable. In case a company wishes to terminate the service of a particular employee, the employer has full power to decide whether to terminate him with immediate effect or after completing the notice period as per the employment law in Malta.

Industrial relation in Malta is nothing but a coordination in the industry that is generated as a result of diversified approaches of both management and employees with respect to the management of the industry. It takes into account the wellbeing of the entire management not particularly only the employees or management. An industry can be a primary one or the secondar one. The major objectives of the Industrial relation in Malta are listed below:

·         Maintaining well-being of both management and employee

·         Improvement the overall economic condition of the employees

·         Nationalization of the industry

·         To improve efficiency and productivity by safeguarding the interest of both labourers and management

·         To lower the number of absentees, strikes, lockouts etc. by improving the working condition of the working class

Overall, the main of the industrial relation in Malta  is to ensure that labourers are treated like a vital part of the organization (which they are) and they must be given a pivotal role in decision making as well. This will help in developing a cordial relation with the management which will ultimately improve the productivity. Both Malta and Libya are constantly flourishing areas where start-ups found a favourable condition for growth and revenue as well. Hence companies like EMD exploit this nature of the country to provide quality reliable services to their clients. Over years, there has been some relevant modifications in the Maltese employment and labour law mainly due to constant evolution in the business domain. The law regulates the working procedures in any kind of business where there is an employer and many employees working under his supervision. Union and ither labour bodies work in close knit with the management to maintain a healthy positive industrial relation in Libya as well as in Malta.