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New Regulations Issued Under EIRA 2002 During 2007
This year has been an exceptionally busy year for Government as a number of regulations amending existing legislation have been published in order to perfect compliance with the various EU Directives and Regulations that have already been incorporated in our law.
Part Timer Benefits Amendment
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Replacement of the Fixed Term Contracts Regulations
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Private Rules for the Public Service
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Amendment to the Equal Treatment Regulations of 2004
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The Right to a Fair Hearing - Even if the Employee Cannot Attend
One of the most interesting cases I
have ever read is the Court of Appeal Decision published on the 11th
of October 2006 in the names of JV vs Bank of Valletta plc. In this case, the
employee was accused of a drug related criminal offence which was punishable
with imprisonment. He was found guilty by the Inferior Court and by the Court of
Criminal Appeal.
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The Abuse of Fixed Term Contracts in the Public Sector
There seems to be a lot of following
in relation to the ongoing debate in Malta vis-a-vis the public sector contracts
of definite duration, some of which have been annually renewed for over 20
years. Unfortunately, in Malta the Government saw it fit to control the abuse of
successive fixed term contracts in the private sector by means of the 2002
regulations (that determine that unless an employer has objective reasons for
doing so, that employer cannot give successive fixed term contracts for more
than 4 years at a stretch) but no legislation has been promulgated to curb the
abuse in relation to those employees who are employed by none other than the
Government itself.
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Management Beware! - No Warnings Allowed
Another judgment of interest was published on the 20th October
2005 by the First Hall of the Civil Court in the names of Stefan Attard vs
Fgura Local Council. This judgment concerned the request for compensation of
an employee for the remainder since his contract of employment for a fixed term
had been terminated.
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