The Temporary Agency Workers Regulations (S.L. 452.133) will come into force on 1st January 2025, replacing the present Temporary Agency Workers Regulations (S.L. 452.106). Who will be affected by the Regulations? The Regulations govern the relationship between the employment agency, the user undertaking and, the temporary agency workers or outsourced workers. The employment agency can either be a temping agency or an outsourcing agency who supplies employees to the user undertaking, who in turn makes use of their services. The new Regulations will provide for an extension of the principle of equal treatment and equal pay between the employment agency…
On the 10th of December 2024, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”), published a circular titled ‘Circular to the Industry on the Authorisation Process for MiCA Applicants’. The purpose of this circular is to provide clarity on the application process in Malta under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and Council on markets in Crypto-Assets (“MiCA Regulation”). The MiCA Regulation was integrated into Maltese law through Chapter 647 of the Laws of Malta, titled the Markets in Crypto-Assets Act (hereinafter referred to as “MiCA Act”). As outlined previously, the MiCA Act provides transitory provisions for the eventual repeal of the Virtual Financial Assets…
Commencement of the Health and Safety at Work Act, 2024 and Repeal of the Previous Act and Regulations On the 26th November 2024, the Minister responsible for health and safety at work (the ‘Minister’) issued a commencement notice for the Health and Safety at Work Act, 2024 (the ‘Act’). Through this notice, the provisions of the Act were brought into force, thereby repealing the Occupational Health and Safety Authority Act (Cap. 424). On the same date, the Minister also repealed the Occupational Health and Safety Appeals Board (Procedure) Regulations (S.L.424.12) and the Occupational Health and Safety (Payment of Penalties) Regulations…