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Suspended Legal Notices Come into Force with Some Amendments Employment and Industrial Relations

Suspended Legal Notices Come into Force with Some Amendments

In August of last year, four employment related legal notices came into force but were shortly 'suspended' following various objections from interested stakeholders. The legal notices related to annual leave; itemised payslips; transfer of business and temporary agency workers. In December of last year, the legal notices relating to annual leave and itemised payslips were further amended and have now come into force. The legal notice introducing changes to the Transfer of Business (Protection of Employment) Regulations have not been amended and have apparently also come into force whilst the amendments to the Temporary Workers Agency Regulations are apparently still…
Christine Calleja
11th January 2019
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News Update: Increase in Annual Leave and Minimum Wage Legal Updates

News Update: Increase in Annual Leave and Minimum Wage

The Organisation of Working Time Regulations have been amended by Legal Notice 444 of 2018. As from the 1st of January 2019, the number of hours of annual leave has increased by another eight hours, bringing the total to 208 hours per year. Also, from the 1st of January 2019, the standard minimum wage has been increased to €175.84. Wages of full-time employees are to increase by €2.33 as a cost of living increase with an additional €1 per week as a mandatory supplement (pro-rata for part-timers). Disclaimer This document does not purport to give legal, financial or tax advice. Should…
MamoTCV Advocates
11th January 2019
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News Update: Increase in Annual Leave and Minimum Wage Legal Updates

News Update: Increase in Annual Leave and Minimum Wage

The Organisation of Working Time Regulations have been amended by Legal Notice 444 of 2018. As from the 1st of January 2019, the number of hours of annual leave has increased by another eight hours, bringing the total to 208 hours per year. Also, from the 1st of January 2019, the standard minimum wage has been increased to €175.84. Wages of full-time employees are to increase by €2.33 as a cost of living increase with an additional €1 per week as a mandatory supplement (pro-rata for part-timers). Disclaimer This document does not purport to give legal, financial or tax advice. Should…
MamoTCV Advocates
11th January 2019
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News Update: Increase in Annual Leave and Minimum Wage Legal Updates

News Update: Increase in Annual Leave and Minimum Wage

The Organisation of Working Time Regulations have been amended by Legal Notice 444 of 2018. As from the 1st of January 2019, the number of hours of annual leave has increased by another eight hours, bringing the total to 208 hours per year. Also, from the 1st of January 2019, the standard minimum wage has been increased to €175.84. Wages of full-time employees are to increase by €2.33 as a cost of living increase with an additional €1 per week as a mandatory supplement (pro-rata for part-timers). Disclaimer This document does not purport to give legal, financial or tax advice. Should…
MamoTCV Advocates
11th January 2019
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EU Adopts Regulation Prohibiting Geo-Blocking Antitrust, Competition and Trade

EU Adopts Regulation Prohibiting Geo-Blocking

This article was written by​ Dr Annalies Muscat and Dr Laura Spiteri.​The European Commission (the 'Commission') has adopted an e-commerce package that included the adoption of different laws with the aim of making it easier for European consumers to shop online throughout the European Union (the 'EU'). One of the measures adopted was Regulation 2018/302 on addressing unjustified geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market (the 'Regulation'). The Regulation became applicable from the 3 December 2018.BackgroundGeo-blocking is a practice whereby traders operating in a country block or…
Annalies Muscat
10th January 2019
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EU Adopts Regulation Prohibiting Geo-Blocking Antitrust, Competition and Trade

EU Adopts Regulation Prohibiting Geo-Blocking

This article was written by​ Dr Annalies Muscat and Dr Laura Spiteri.​The European Commission (the 'Commission') has adopted an e-commerce package that included the adoption of different laws with the aim of making it easier for European consumers to shop online throughout the European Union (the 'EU'). One of the measures adopted was Regulation 2018/302 on addressing unjustified geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market (the 'Regulation'). The Regulation became applicable from the 3 December 2018.BackgroundGeo-blocking is a practice whereby traders operating in a country block or…
Annalies Muscat
10th January 2019