Resignation, unpaid wages, leave and employment contracts in Malta

For an employer and an employee in Malta who both want the job to end on an agreed date, on an indefinite or a fixed-term contract: an agreement that sets the last day, the final wages, the unused leave and the proportionate statutory bonuses due by the next pay day, any further sum agreed, the FS3 and the Jobsplus form, and the return of property, and that leaves the Industrial Tribunal's four months untouched. Both sign two copies.

For an employee in Malta on a contract for an indefinite time, or still on probation, who is leaving the job: a letter that resigns, states the notice you give and your last day, counted as the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452) requires, and asks for written confirmation, your final wages and unused leave by the next pay day, your share of the statutory bonuses and your FS3. Send it by registered letter with a copy by email, and keep the post office receipt.

For an employer and an employee in Malta agreeing a permanent job: a written contract of service under the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452) setting the start, the probationary period, the job and place of work, hours, wages paid at most four weeks in arrears, statutory bonuses, leave, and notice by length of service as article 36 requires. Both sign two copies and each keeps one.

For an employee in Malta who wants to book paid annual leave: a dated written request to the employer giving the first and last day and the length of the leave, under the Organisation of Working Time Regulations (S.L. 452.87) and your contract, and asking for written approval or other dates. It leaves a record if the leave is later disputed or not paid. Send it by email and keep a copy.

For an employee or former employee in Malta whose wages, leave pay or statutory bonuses have not been paid: a letter to the employer that lists what is owed, month by month, cites the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452) on when wages are due, and sets a date for payment before a free complaint to the Department for Industrial and Employment Relations (DIER). Send it by registered letter with a copy by email, and keep the post office receipt.

For an employee or former employee in Malta who needs a written reference or certificate of service for a new job, a rental or a permit: a polite letter asking the employer to confirm your dates of employment and job title, or also your duties and its view of your work, and where to send it. For proof of dates alone, your Jobsplus employment history is free. Send it by email and keep a copy.