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Malta

Country: Malta

Malta’s unemployment rate was just 3.1% in 2025 and 83.6% of people aged 20–64 have a job (EU: 76.1%). English is an official language and job applications are made in English. The minimum wage for adults is €229.44 a week in 2026. Find out where employers are short of staff, how to register with Identità and what to do in your first weeks.

Minimum wage (2026): €229.44 a week for workers aged 18 and over, €222.66 at 17 and €219.82 at 16. Most wages are paid above this rate.
Extras: every employee is entitled to the statutory bonus and weekly allowance, and all employees receive an annual pay increase linked to the cost of living.
Working time: normally 40 hours a week; on average no more than 48 hours including overtime, unless you agree in writing. Overtime above 40 hours a week is paid at 1.5 times your normal rate.
Rest: at least 11 hours in a row every day, 24 hours every week and a 15-minute break if you work more than 6 hours.
Holidays: in 2026 a full-time employee (40 hours a week) gets 216 hours of paid leave, plus 14 public holidays.
Contract: your employer must give you the written terms no later than 7 days after you start, in English and/or Maltese. Wages are paid at least once a month. Probation is usually 6 months (up to 1 year for technical, executive or managerial posts paying more than twice the minimum wage).

published: 2014-09-03
last modification: 2026-10-03

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Key figures: Eurostat (population on 1 January 2026; unemployment and employment rates 2025; minimum wages July 2026); for the United Kingdom – Office for National Statistics; for Liechtenstein – national statistics. Country information: EURES – Living and working conditions, public employment services and the official government websites listed under each country. Rules, thresholds and amounts can change – check the official sources before you move. Updated: October 2026.

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