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…
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 On the same date, the Minister also repealed the Occupational Health and Safety Appeals Board (Procedure) Regulations (S.L.424.12) and the Occupational Health and Safety (Payment of Penalties)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…
In case number 4109/JHP decided on 25 November 2024, the Industrial Tribunal upheld the dismissal of a former employee by a Company, determining that the termination was lawful and justified. The case centered on the employee, who had served as a Senior Customer Support Agent, and whose ongoing mental health challenges and resulting inability to perform his duties led to his dismissal. The Tribunal highlighted that the Company made considerable efforts to support the former employee throughout his period of difficulty. These included granting medical leave, approving his request to travel to his home country for recuperation, and arranging meetings…
