Malta: Employee Benefits & Compensation

Malta has introduced comprehensive reforms to its Wage Regulation Orders, establishing immediate sick leave entitlement from day one of employment, standardising family-related leave provisions, and equalising minimum wage rates for younger workers. These changes, presented at a Times of Malta business breakfast by committee chair Dr Christine Calleja from Mamo TCV Advocates, represent a significant modernisation of employment standards across all sectors in Malta.

Malta has confirmed revised social security contribution thresholds and rates that will apply from 1 January 2026, bringing moderate increases across contribution classes for both employees and employers.

The EU Pay Transparency Directive, which came into force on 6 June 2023, must be transposed into national law by all European Member States by 7 June 2026.