💸 LABOUR MIGRATION POLICY ROLLS OUT ON 1 AUGUST
✅ Malta will begin implementing its Labour Migration Policy on 1 August.
✅ The policy was launched for public consultation in January by the Ministry for Work.
→ It aims to regulate third-country nationals (TCNs) in ...Malta’s labour market.
→ It also addresses changing economic needs.
✅ Minister Byron Camilleri said the government is committed to four core principles:
→ Labour market stability,
→ Workers’ rights protection,
→ Necessary controls,
→ Investment in skills.
✅ Key measures starting in August include:
→ Monitoring termination rates,
→ Reinforcing job advertising obligations on Maltese and EU platforms,
→ Restricting recruitment of TCNs where workers were dismissed without valid reasons.
✅ Employers must submit employment and termination forms on time.
→ Entities under the Persons with Disability (Employment) Act will be blocked from applying for TCNs if non-compliant.
✅ Fees for new foreign workers will double, except in essential sectors like healthcare and elderly care.
→ Salary thresholds will rise to €45,000 for Key Employment and €30,000 for Single Employment.
→ TCNs whose employment ends will have a longer grace period to find new jobs, prioritising those already in Malta.
✅ Other measures include:
→ Stricter visa conversion controls,
→ Enhanced permit renewal checks,
→ Linking TCN applications to company workforce size.
✅ Exemptions include individuals in stable relationships with Maltese nationals or parents of Maltese children under 23, who will still need a work license but not a single permit.
✅ The remaining measures will be phased in throughout the year, with further steps on 1 October.
→ These include electronic salary payments, temporary permits for visa-exempt workers applying within 60 days, and exemptions for victims of human trafficking.
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https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/135912/roll_out_of_labour_migration_policy_begins_on_1_august_