Working Time, Rest, and Leave

» Weekly Day of Rest and Annual Vacation Leave National Standard Order
Consolidated
L.N. 38 of 1989 repealed by  L.N. 271 of 2018

» Organisation of Working Time Regulations, 2003 
Consolidated
L.N. 247 of 2003 as amended by L.N. 427 of 2007;  L.N. 259 of 2012;  L.N. 367 of 2017;  L.N. 444 of 2018;  L.N. 308 of 2020;
Notice of coming into force of the Organisation of Working Time Regulations, 2003  L.N. 414 of 2003

» Organisation of Working Time (Civil Aviation) Regulations, 2003 
Consolidated 
L.N. 306 of 2003 as amended by L.N. 427 of 2007
Notice of coming into force of the Organisation of Working Time (Civil Aviation) Regulations, 2003  L.N. 416 of 2003

» Urgent Family Leave Regulations, 2003 
Consolidated
L.N. 296 of 2003 as amended by L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N. 28 of 2025 
Extension of Applicability to Service with Government L.N. 433 of 2007; L.N. 346 of 2009
Notice of coming into force of the Urgent Family Leave Regulations, 2003 L.N. 415 of 2003

» Parental Leave Entitlement Regulations, 2003 
Consolidated
L.N. 225 of 2003 as amended by L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N. 430 of 2007; L.N. 175 of 2010; L.N. 204 of 2011 
Extension of Applicability to Service with Government L.N. 433 of 2007; L.N. 346 of 2009

» Protection of Maternity (Employment) Regulations, 2003
Consolidated
L.N. 439 of 2003 as amended by L.N. 3 of 2004; L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N. 431 of 2007; L.N. 130 of 2011; L.N. 503 of 2011; L.N. 258 of 2012
Extension of Applicability to Service with Government L.N. 460 of 2010

» Minimum Special Leave Entitlement Regulations, 2007 
Consolidated
L.N. 432 of 2007 as amended by L.N. 118 of 2010; L.N. 62 of 2020 ; L.N. 275 of 2025 ; L.N. 144 of 2026

» Adoption Leave National Standard Order, 2016
Consolidated
L.N. 336 of 2016

» Leave for Medically Assisted Procreation National Standard Order, 2017
Consolidated
L.N. 156 of 2017 as amended by Act XXIV of 2018; L.N. 263 of 2020

» Annual Leave National Standard Order, 2018
Consolidated
L.N. 271 of 2018 as amended by L.N. 440 of 2018

» Overtime Regulations, 2012
Consolidated
L.N. 46 of 2012; as amended by L.N. 109 of 2012; L.N. 81 of 2015

» The Work-Life Balance for Parents and Carers Regulations, 2022
Consolidated
L.N. 201 of 2022

» Work-Life Balance for Parents and Carers (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

Consolidated
L.N. 102 of 2026

» Organisation of Working Time in Inland Waterway Transport Regulations, 2024 
Consolidated
L.N. 326 of 2024

» Miscarriage Leave Regulations, 2025

Consolidated

L.N. 274 of 2025

Pay, Wages, and Allowances

» Weekly Allowance National Standard Order
Consolidated
L.N. 112 of 1988 as amended by L.N. 211 of 1990; N.L. 181 of1993; N.L. 273 of 1998; N.L. 55 of 1999; N.L. 427 of 2007

» One Time Special Bonus National Standard Order, 2004
Consolidated
L.N. 110 of 2004 as amended by L.N. 427 of 2007

» National Minimum Wage National Standard Order 
Consolidated
L.N. 289 of 2025

» Wage Increase (Employees) National Standard Order
Consolidated
L.N. 290 of 2025

» Itemised Payslip Regulations, 2018
Consolidated
L.N. 274 of 2018 as amended by L.N. 439 of 2018

» Minimum Wage and Collective Bargaining Regulations, 2024 
Consolidated
L.N. 332 of 2024

Employment Contracts and Status

» Employment and Industrial Relations Interpretation Order 
Consolidated
L.N. 297 of 2003

» Contracts of Service for a Fixed Term Regulations, 2002
Consolidated
L.N. 429 of 2002 as amended by  L.N. 51 of 2007; L.N. 239 of 2008; L.N 376 of 2009
Notice of coming into force Contracts of Service for a Fixed Term Regulations, 2007 L.N. 156 of 2007
Extension of Applicability to Service with Government (Contracts of Service for a Fixed Term) Regulations, 2007 L.N. 52 of 2007; L.N. 157 of 2007

» Part-Time Employees Regulations, 2002 
Consolidated
L.N. 427 of 2002 as amended by L.N. 140 of 2007; L.N. 240 of 2008; L.N. 117 of 2010 
Extension of Applicability to Service with Government L.N. 46 of 2007 
Notice of coming into force Part-Time Employees (Amendment) Regulations, 2007 L.N. 164 of 2007

» Employment Status National Standard Order, 2012 
Consolidated
L.N. 44 of 2012; as amended by L.N. 110 of 2012; L.N. 364 of 2012 
Extension of Applicability to Service with Government (Employment Status) National Standard Order, 2012 L.N. 45 of 2012

» Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Regulations, 2022
Consolidated
L.N. 267 of 2022 as amended by L.N. 112 of 2025

Employment Agencies and Temporary Work

» Employment Agencies Regulations (Repealed)
Consolidated
L.N. 127 of 1995 as amended by L.N. 96 of 1997; L.N. 424 of 2007 (extract); L.N. 540 of 2010

» Temporary Agency Workers Regulations, 2010 (Repealed)
Consolidated
L.N. 461 of 2010 as amended by  L.N. 272 of 2018

» Employment Agencies Regulations 
Consolidated 
L.N. 270 of 2023 as amended by  L.N. 108 of 2024; L.N. 109 of 2024; L.N. 147 of 2026

» Temporary Agency Workers Regulations, 2024
Consolidated
L.N. 128 of 2024 as amended by L.N. 125 of 2025

Employee Protection During Business Changes s and Collective Redundancies

» Collective Redundancies (Protection of Employment) Regulations, 2002
Consolidated
L.N. 428 of 2002 as amended by  L.N. 427 of 2004; LN 442 of 2004; L.N. 281 of 2017

» Transfer of Business (Protection of Employment) Regulations, 2002
Consolidated
L.N. 433 of 2002 as amended by L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N. 195 of 2010; L.N. 129 of 2011; L.N. 443 of 2011; L.N. 363 of 2012; L.N. 483 of 2014; L.N. 285 of 2017; L.N. 273 of 2018

Worker Representation, Consultation, and Involvement

» European Works Council Regulations 
Consolidated
L.N. 324 of 2004 as amended by L.N. 427 of 2007 repeals L.N. 224 of 2003 and L.N. 413 of 2003; amended by L.N. 218 of 2011

» Employee (Information and Consultation) Regulations, 2006
Consolidated
L.N.10 of 2006 as amended by L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N. 284 of 2017

» Employee Involvement (European Company) Regulations, 2004 
Consolidated
L.N. 452 of 2004 as amended by L.N. 427 of 2007

» Employee Involvement (European Co-operative Society) Regulations, 2007 
Consolidated
L.N. 48 of 2007 as amended by L.N. 427 of 2007

» Employee Involvement (Cross-Border Mergers of Limited Liability Companies) Regulations, 2008
Consolidated
L.N. 165 of 2008

» European Works Council (Further Provisions) Regulations 
Consolidated
L.N. 217 of 2011 as amended by L.N. 282 of 2017

» Recognition of Trade Unions Regulations, 2016
Consolidated
L.N. 413 of 2016
Extension of Applicability to Service with Government L.N. 414 of 2016

» Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations Regulations, 2016
Consolidated
L.N. 388 of 2016

Equal Treatment and Worker Rights

» Equal Treatment in Employment Regulations, 2004 
Consolidated
L.N. 461 of 2004 as amended by  L.N. 53 of 2007; L.N. 338 of 2007; L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N. 137 of 2008;  L.N. 444 of 2011;  LN 274 of 2014 
Extension of Applicability to Service with Government (Equal Treatment in Employment) Regulations, 2007 L.N. 54 of 2007

» Telework National Standard Order, 2008 
Consolidated
L.N. 312 of 2008

» Posting of Workers in Malta Regulations, 2016
Consolidated
L.N. 223 of 2016; L.N. 262 of 2020

Youth Employment

» Young Persons (Employment) Regulations, 2003 
Consolidated
L.N. 440 of 2003 as amended by L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N 257 of 2012

Guarantee and Insolvency Protection

» Guarantee Fund Regulations, 2002 
Consolidated
L.N. 432 of 2002 as amended by  L.N. 44 of 2004; L.N.413 of 2005; L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N. 445 of 2011; L.N. 283 of 2017