Employment growth set to halve to 3.2% in 2024 due to slowdown in economic activity – Central Bank
The Central Bank of Malta states that Malta’s labour force grew by 5.1% in the first nine months of 2023
Government launches portal for temping agencies to apply for a licence, following regulations
New regulations, aimed at regulating the sector and diminishing abuse, came into force on 1st April
Tourism industry skills pass required for non-EU workers from May
Come January 2026, the skills card will be rolled out to all workers in the tourism industry
Malta’s full-time labour supply rate sees 8% increase in September 2023
Following this increase, data indicates that there are now 278-677 full-timers in Malta
Number of unemployed in Malta stands at just 955
Clerical support positions remain the most sought-after jobs
Industry insiders to reflect on current state of office market in Malta
Property experts, employers to discuss the future of office real estate during panel discussion
New expedited application process for highly skilled foreign workers to be introduced in January 2024
Changes to the existing Key Employee Initiative scheme were also announced
Skills card for tourism workers is welcome, additional burden is not – hospitality stakeholders
Hospitality businesses representatives are supportive of measures to improve workers’ skills, but warn against actions that increase businesses’ operational costs
‘Free-for-all is over’ – Government mandates skills card for TCN tourism workers from January 2024
Workers will be trained in English, Malta’s tourism product and customer service, among other skills
Financial crime analyst at Citibank fired after paying for partner’s pasta with company money
Judge rules that dismissal was an issue of trust, not money
Private sector full-time employment up by 10.4%
Registered full-time employees totalled 268,524 in April 2023
Employers want task force to address ‘population crisis’
‘Infrastructure not coping with amount of people on the island’
Labour market tightens with only 875 people looking for work in Malta
There were more than twice as many men looking for work than women
Malta’s employers find wage increases not in lockstep with productivity
75 per cent of employers said that their increasing wage bills were not matched with commensurate productivity gains
Rising labour turnover presents fresh challenges for Malta’s short-staffed businesses
Labour turnover was over 80% in 2022
Employment growth set to halve to 3.2% in 2024 due to slowdown in economic activity – Central Bank
The Central Bank of Malta states that Malta’s labour force grew by 5.1% in the first nine months of 2023
Government launches portal for temping agencies to apply for a licence, following regulations
New regulations, aimed at regulating the sector and diminishing abuse, came into force on 1st April
Tourism industry skills pass required for non-EU workers from May
Come January 2026, the skills card will be rolled out to all workers in the tourism industry
Malta’s full-time labour supply rate sees 8% increase in September 2023
Following this increase, data indicates that there are now 278-677 full-timers in Malta
Number of unemployed in Malta stands at just 955
Clerical support positions remain the most sought-after jobs
Industry insiders to reflect on current state of office market in Malta
Property experts, employers to discuss the future of office real estate during panel discussion
New expedited application process for highly skilled foreign workers to be introduced in January 2024
Changes to the existing Key Employee Initiative scheme were also announced
Skills card for tourism workers is welcome, additional burden is not – hospitality stakeholders
Hospitality businesses representatives are supportive of measures to improve workers’ skills, but warn against actions that increase businesses’ operational costs
‘Free-for-all is over’ – Government mandates skills card for TCN tourism workers from January 2024
Workers will be trained in English, Malta’s tourism product and customer service, among other skills
Financial crime analyst at Citibank fired after paying for partner’s pasta with company money
Judge rules that dismissal was an issue of trust, not money
Private sector full-time employment up by 10.4%
Registered full-time employees totalled 268,524 in April 2023
Employers want task force to address ‘population crisis’
‘Infrastructure not coping with amount of people on the island’
Labour market tightens with only 875 people looking for work in Malta
There were more than twice as many men looking for work than women
Malta’s employers find wage increases not in lockstep with productivity
75 per cent of employers said that their increasing wage bills were not matched with commensurate productivity gains
Rising labour turnover presents fresh challenges for Malta’s short-staffed businesses
Labour turnover was over 80% in 2022