ACT No. XIV of 2025 AN ACT to amend the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:- (act_2025_14) | MT

Malta Government Gazette — Act 2025 14 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,450 – 06.06.2025 — ACT No. XIV of 2025 AN ACT to amend the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:-

Preamble — ACT No. XIV of 2025 AN ACT to amend the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:- Open official source

I assent.

(L.S.)

MYRIAM SPITERI DEBONO

President

6th June, 2025

ACT No. XIV of 2025

AN ACT to amend the Employment and Industrial Relations Act,

BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:-

Malta Government Gazette — Act 2025 14 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,450 – 06.06.2025 — ACT No. XIV of 2025 AN ACT to amend the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:-

Art. 1 — ACT No. XIV of 2025 AN ACT to amend the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:- Open official source

(1) The short title of this Act is the Employment and Short title and

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 2025 and this Act shall be read commencement.

and construed as one with the Employment and Industrial Relations Cap. 452.

Act, hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act".

(2) This Act shall come into force within two (2) months from its

date of publication in the Gazette.

Malta Government Gazette — Act 2025 14 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,450 – 06.06.2025 — ACT No. XIV of 2025 AN ACT to amend the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:-

Art. 2 — ACT No. XIV of 2025 AN ACT to amend the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:- Open official source

In sub-article (1) of article 45 of the principal Act the words Amendment of

"of not less than two hundred and thirty-two euro and ninety-four cents article

principal Act.

(232.94) and not exceeding two thousand and three hundred and

twenty-nine euro and thirty-seven cents (2,329.37)." shall be

substituted by the words "of not less than two thousand euro (€2,000)

and not exceeding five thousand euro (€5,000):" and immediately

thereafter there shall be added the following new proviso

"Provided that if the employer is found guilty for the

second time or more thereafter of breaching any condition and,

or provision mentioned in sub-article (1), the fine (multa) shall

be of not less than five thousand euro (€5,000) and not exceeding

seven thousand euro (€7,000).".

Malta Government Gazette — Act 2025 14 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,450 – 06.06.2025 — ACT No. XIV of 2025 AN ACT to amend the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:-

Art. 3 Amendment of article 47 of the principal Act. — ACT No. XIV of 2025 AN ACT to amend the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:- Open official source

In sub-article (1) of article 47 of the principal Act the words

"within one year" shall be substituted by the words "within two (2)

years".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 348 of the

28th May, 2025.

ANĠLU FARRUGIA

Speaker

ELEANOR SCERRI

Clerk of the House of Representatives

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ACT No. XIV of 2025 AN ACT to amend the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:-

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