Letter to an employer about unpaid wages (Malta)

When to use this document

• ·Your boss in Malta has not paid your salary for last month and keeps promising it next week.
• ·You left your job in Malta and the employer never paid your last wages or your unused leave.
• ·Your employer in Malta skipped the summer bonus and you want it in writing before going to DIER.
• ·You want a dated record of what your Maltese employer owes you before you file a complaint.

What you fill in

The details the document asks for.

• ·Employee
• ·Employee's address
• ·City
• ·Employee's postcode
• ·Date
• ·Employer
• ·Employer's postal address (street and number, postcode and town on separate lines)
• ·Job title
• ·Date your employment began
• ·Date of termination
• ·Claims by month (month, type of pay, gross amount)
• ·Amount due
• ·Payment deadline
• ·IBAN
• ·Other notes

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