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Ensuring Equality and Diversity in the Workplace

The European region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe)’s yearly benchmarking instrument, the Rainbow Map and Index, ranks 49 European countries with respect to the level of protection afforded to LGBTIQ+ individuals from a legal and policy perspective. Malta, the host for EuroPride 2023, has secured the highest ranking on the Rainbow Europe Map for 8 consecutive years. Despite such a high ranking, it is important to note that from a legal standpoint, LGBTIQ+ individuals were not always afforded the highest level of protection against discrimination. In fact, prior to 2014, the supreme law of…
Christine Calleja, Klara Cachia and Maria-Lisa Buttigieg
7th September 2023
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Mamo TCV Contributes to the World Services Group European Whistleblower Report

Mamo TCV Advocates contributed to the World Services Group Employment and Labour Group ⁠European Whistleblower Report. More than 20 European countries have contributed to this Report which provides a country-by-country update on how European Member States have transposed Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (the “Directive”). The Directive sets out minimum standards which are aimed at ensuring harmonised whistleblower protection across the European Union. Dr. Christine Calleja and Dr. Martina Bonnici contributed to the Report by providing an overview on…
Mamo TCV Advocates
27th July 2023
MFSA Issues Circular on Proposed Changes to the Companies Act (Cell Companies Carrying on Business of Insurance) Regulations
Employment and Industrial Relations

Industrial Tribunal Orders Airmalta plc to Pay Ex-Employee €20,000 in a Case of Unfair Dismissal

In the case 3389/MF, the applicant argued that his redundancy from Airmalta plc was not genuine and consequently, that he should be compensated for unfair dismissal. On the other hand, Airmalta claimed that the marketing business had changed throughout the years and through a restructuring process, it had been decided that the role of marketing manager was no longer needed. In its summary of the case, the Tribunal noted that marketing work had been outsourced to an ex-employee and, that the work carried out was similar in nature to the work which the applicant used to carry out. The Tribunal…
Christine Calleja
10th July 2023
Civil Court (Commercial Section) on whether a #retrial of #liquidationproceedings is possible
Employment and Industrial Relations

Industrial Tribunal Decision on Constructive Dismissal and Discrimination

In Industrial Tribunal case number 3642/CCG, the applicant claimed that he had been subjected to discrimination, lack of equal pay, a breach of the grievance procedure under the collective agreement, lack of payment of a performance bonus and constructive dismissal. Firstly considering discrimination, the applicant argued that he was not allowed to avail himself of a career break to work with a company operating in the financial services industry. The reason for this was that there was a specific exclusion in the same collective agreement. The Tribunal stated that such a career break was within the absolute discretion of the…
Christine Calleja
5th July 2023
Employment and Industrial Relations

Industrial Tribunal Finds in Favour of Employee in an Unfair Dismissal Case

In the Industrial Tribunal case with number 3945/CC, the applicant, a Chief Operating Officer and Director, engaged with Amicorp Fund Services Malta Ltd, was dismissed by means of a letter of termination due to the fact that, according to the defendant company, he was not properly performing his functions. The Tribunal commented that the case was a particular one since it dealt with senior management, in which cases usually an amicable termination is arrived at. The Tribunal also noted that in the termination letter, no reason for termination had been indicated. Moreover, it had not been proven that prior to…
Christine Calleja
17th May 2023
Mamo TCV Advocates
Employment and Industrial Relations

Court of Appeal Overturns Industrial Tribunal Decision in a Case of Unfair Dismissal

In the Industrial Tribunal case of David Magro v HSBC Bank Malta plc, the applicant alleged that he had been unfairly dismissed when the defendant bank had not accepted to renew his career break, resulting in his employment being terminated. The applicant had been granted such a renewal for several years but had agreed with the Bank that the last renewal would be final, and that by a specific date, he had to either resign or return to perform his duties with the Bank. Notwithstanding this agreement, the applicant applied once again for another extension which was refused by the…
Christine Calleja and Erika Azzopardi Taliana
10th May 2023