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Exit Strategy: Settlement Agreements, Releases & Avoiding Post‑Employment Claims

The end of an employment relationship is often where legal risk quietly peaks. While terminations, resignations, and redundancies may appear routine, poorly managed exits can expose organisations...

Malta Employment

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Malta's New Tax Regime For Senior Professionals In Family Offices And Associated Sectors

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...

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GVZH Advocates

Vacation Leave: An Employee Right, Conditioned On Employer Needs?

The right of employees to vacation leave is one of the foremost entitlements in employment law, not just nationally, but also at EU level.

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Innovation At Work And At Home: Clarifying Employer And Employee IP Rights Under Maltese Law (Part 1)

Intellectual Property ("IP") has become an increasingly vital asset for organisations that rely on innovation, data and technology in their operations. As a result, IP ownership rights between employers and employees...

Malta Employment

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FFF Legal

Misclassification Of Employees As Self-Employed Individuals

Malta Employment

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FFF Legal

New 15% Tax Rate For Highly Skilled Professionals In Finance And Gaming

Malta Employment

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GTG

Malta Introduces Special Tax Regime For Senior Employees Of Family Offices

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The Sovereign Group

Employment In Malta In 2026: When The Relationship Matters More Than The Label

Malta Employment

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BDO Malta

Overview Of Employment Law Amendments In Malta – 2025

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Navigating Wages In Malta

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Redundancy In Malta: Legal Requirements And Strategic Considerations

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Introduction Of Miscarriage Leave Regulations

Malta Employment

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FFF Legal

Qualifying Employment In Aviation (Personal Tax) Rules

Malta Employment

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Papilio Services Limited

Employed Or Self-Employed? Determining Employment Status In Malta

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Amendments To The Employment And Industrial Relations Act – Bill No. 166 Of 2026: Key Changes

Malta Employment

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Enforcement Of Play Claims From Austria To Malta (Podcast)

Malta Litigation

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WH Partners

10.12 – Luke Hili Meets Jean-Claude Maher (Podcast)

Malta Commercial

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Ganado Advocates

Navigating The Regulatory Perimeter: FATF's 2026 Framework For Mitigating Offshore Virtual Asset Service Provider Risks

Malta Technology

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GTG

SNCUs: A Solution To Enhance Proportionality

Malta Insurance

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Ganado Advocates

Malta Budget 2026 – Employment Law Insights

The Malta Budget 2026, presented on 27 October 2025, reaffirms the Government's focus on social equity, workforce retention, and skills development, signalling investment in both people and productivity.

Malta Employment

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Mandatory Trade Union Membership In Malta: A Short-Lived Proposal

The proposal to introduce mandatory trade union membership was included in the Government's Electoral Manifesto for the 2022 General Election.

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Companies May Turn To ESOPs To Drive Retention And Engagement Of Employees

Employee Share Option Plans ("ESOPS") are employee benefit schemes that allow such to gain ownership in the company through shares options and retention mechanisms.

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

The Proposed Traineeship Directive

On the 19th June 2025, EU Ministers within the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Social policy) (EPSCO) have agreed on their negotiating position (‘general approach') on a proposed...

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Malta Immigration For Skilled Workers: EU Blue Card Explained

Malta Immigration

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GVZH Advocates

Malta Labour Migration Policy

Malta Immigration

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Grant Thornton Malta

Re-visiting Disciplinary Proceedings In Employment: Compensation, Re-instatement, Or Both?

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Analysing 'Equal Pay For Equal Work' In Malta

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Post-Employment Restraints: Are Employees Still Bound After They Leave?

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Extending Fiduciary Duties: The Court's Recognition Of Employees' Fiduciary Duties In Associated Supplies Limited Vs Joseph Mizzi

Malta Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

Extension Of Urgent Family Leave Under Maltese Law

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Employment Advisory & Recruitment In Malta (Video)

Malta Employment

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CSB Group

The New Health And Safety At Work Act

Malta Employment

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Transfer Of Business Regulations In Malta – Protecting Employee Rights

Malta Employment

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GTG

Extension Of Urgent Family Leave Under Maltese Law

Important amendments have been introduced through the Urgent Family Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2025 to the already existing Urgent Family Leave Regulations, 2004.

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Employment Advisory & Recruitment In Malta (Video)

CSB Group's comprehensive approach and fully qualified employment advisory professionals enable us to assist our clients, including iGaming operators, with various regulatory aspects such as disciplinary procedures...

Malta Employment

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CSB Group

The New Health And Safety At Work Act

Legal Notice 321 of 2024 (the "Legal Notice"), brought into effect the Health and Safety at Work Act, Chapter 646 of the laws of Malta (the "Act").

Malta Employment

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Transfer Of Business Regulations In Malta – Protecting Employee Rights

In Malta, the transfer of business ownership can be a complex process, affecting both the company structures and the employees' rights and welfare.

Malta Employment

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GTG

Employment Musts: The Value Of An Employment Handbook

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Switching Gears: The Rules On Transitioning From One Form Of Employment To Another

In an employment relationship, it is the duty of the employer to offer and promote the transition of employment of their employees to more secure forms of employment in accordance...

European Union Employment

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GVZH Advocates

New More Accessible Fast-Track Work Permit In Malta

A new Fast-track work permit has been introduced in Malta called the Specialist Employee Initiative (SEI).

Malta Immigration

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Dixcart Group Limited

Understanding Maternity Rights: A Guide For Pregnant And New Mothers In The Workplace

The Protection of Maternity (Employment) Regulations [S.L. 452.91] (hereinafter "the Regulations") have the aim of laying down the minimum requirements to safeguard the employment rights of pregnant employees...

Malta Employment

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GTG

Restrictive Covenants In Malta – The Court's Views And Guidelines

Restrictive covenants are contractual provisions that impose limitations on a party's actions, which are often found in employment and property agreements.

Malta Employment

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GTG

Employer Of Record

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

The Employment Contract In Malta: What Employers Need To Know

Malta Employment

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Papilio Services Limited

Post-Termination Non-Compete Clauses In Employment Contracts

Malta Employment

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Ganado Advocates

The Complexities Of Employment

Malta Employment

Sciberras Advocates

The Maltese Film Industry From An Employment Perspective

Malta Media & IT

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GVZH Advocates

Gender Identity Data In Employment Contracts

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Malta Employment

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Fenech & Fenech Advocates

Recent Amendments To The Nomad Residence Permit

Malta Media & IT

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GVZH Advocates

An Insight Into Malta's Employment Landscape

Malta Employment

Sciberras Advocates

Disapplying National Law: Case Summary

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Malta Residence Permits For Highly Qualified Individuals

European Union Employment

Sciberras Advocates

The EU Pay Transparency Directive – What's In Store?

European Union Employment

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Fenech & Fenech Advocates

Advocating For Equal Treatment In Part-Time Employment

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

The Four-Month Rule To File

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

New Year, New more Accessible Fast-Track Work Permit in Malta

Malta Employment

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Dixcart Group Limited

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