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
I would suppose that the amendment that will affect Maltese employers the most would be the amendments to the Part Time Regulations of 2002. Effectively, the government was forced to eliminate the 20-hour threshold for part timer benefits and bonus payments, as these run counter to the principle that part timers should not be treated less favourably as found in the parent European Directive.
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Replacement of the Fixed Term Contracts Regulations
On the 13th of March 2007, the Government published the new fixed term workers regulations that replaced those issued in 2002. The changes to the old regulations that came into effect on the 15th of June relate mainly to the 4-year period and the exceptions for that rule.
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Private Rules for the Public Service
Four legal notices were also issued this year with the aim of extending some of the regulations that were only applicable to the private sector until some time ago, to the public sector.
Amendment to the Equal Treatment Regulations of 2004
Amongst all these regulations, the Equal Treatment Regulations of 2004 were also amended. The amendments are mainly aimed to amend the rules on disability discrimination and also to improve the regulations on enforcement and access to the Industrial Tribunal under the 2004 regulations.
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