Malta: Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Malta's new Equal Pay Transparency and Reporting Regulations 2026 transpose EU Directive 2023/970, establishing comprehensive obligations for employers in both public and private sectors. The regulations mandate pay structure transparency, gender pay gap reporting, and enhanced worker protections to ensure equal pay for equal work between men and women.

Malta has transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive through new regulations that impose legally enforceable obligations on employers to ensure equal pay for equal work.

Malta has transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive ahead of schedule, introducing immediate obligations with notably tight deadlines. How do Malta's new regulations differ from the Directive...

Below are the salient points of the Malta Budget for the year 2026 which was presented to the House of Representatives by the Hon. Clyde Caruana, Minister of Finance, on 27 October 2025.

Directive 2023/970 (hereinafter referred to as the "Pay Transparency Directive") of the 10 May 2023, was implemented in order to strengthen the application of the principle of equal...

Malta has introduced significant reforms to its labour migration framework. The first set of measures came into force on 1 August 2025, while further enhancements will apply from 1 October 2025.

In a recent survey conducted by the National Statistics Office in Malta, alarming figures shed light on the prevalence of sexual harassment in workplaces.

When national legislation undermines the fundamental right to an effective remedy prescribed by European Union standards, the national court must disapply the relative legislation, in so far as necessary.

Whilst the right to equal pay between men and women is well established, the implementation and enforcement of same has proven challenging.