A licence for Recruitment services costs €3,000 and a fee of €1,500 is to be paid with every application for the renewal of the licence.
A licence for Temporary work services and Outsourcing services costs €3,000 and a fee €1,500 is to be paid with every application for the renewal of the licence.

No, fees shall not be refunded to the applicant if the application or any renewal is refused or revoked.

The employment agency must employ a competent person on full-time basis to manage the employment agency. In addition, the competent person is allowed to occupy such position with one (1) employment agency only.

Yes, a new competent person can be appointed on the approval of the Director of the DIER subject to the same criteria established for the competent person in these regulations.

A competent person shall be:

• a Maltese citizen or someone who is entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens residing in Malta;
• have not less than six (6) years experience in human resources or have not less than three (3) years experience in human resources and be in possession of a University degree that is relevant to management;
• provide a reference letter from a warranted professional or their previous employer which must include an attestation of good moral character and in the case of the letter being provided by their previous employer, of the relevant experience in human resources.

A licence application or a renewal maybe be refused and revoked on:

• Failure to comply with any of the provisions of the Act or of these regulations and not remedied within 30 days from the date of a communication of the Director.
• The activities of the applicant are not compatible with those of an employment agency and has failed to remedy such default within thirty (30) days.
• The applicant does not have a clean record of compliance with tax and social security obligations and has failed to remedy such default within thirty (30) days.
• Based on a full vetting process undertaken by the Malta Police Force, the applicant, competent person or directors are deemed not to be individuals of a fit and proper person.
• In case of conviction for the first time since the date of publication of these regulations and the violation is not remedied within thirty (30) days from the date of conviction by the court.
• If convicted in respect of the violation of any law relating to employment for a second time.
• The applicant, competent person or directors have been convicted by a Court in respect of the breach of any law relating to immigration including human trafficking.
• The applicant, competent person or directors responsible for the running of the employment agency have charged any fees or demanded any payment from applicants for any employment services.
• The applicant, competent person or directors or every person who directly or indirectly owns or controls twenty-five (25%) or more of the capital have been convicted by any Court of any criminal offence under these regulations.
• The licensee has failed to keep the Director informed of any change in the nature of the activities carried out and/or to furnish the Director with the particulars of the competent person to manage the employment agency.
• The applicant has furnished information or made declarations or statements to the Director in relation to the application for the grant of a licence or its renewal which were known to be inaccurate, false or misleading.
• The applicant has failed to provide, or maintain throughout the applicability of any granted licence, a bank guarantee.