🇲🇹 Malta: payroll law changes

2 tracked changes · Europe · sources last checked 1 October 2026

Statutory and legislative payroll changes in Malta, each linked to the page it was checked against. For information only, not legal or tax advice: confirm details with the source before acting. See the terms.

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2026 cost-of-living adjustment of €4.66 a week

Effective 2026

Budget 2026 set the cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 at EUR 4.66 a week.

For the employer

Add the EUR 4.66 weekly COLA to employee pay for 2026.

For the employee

Weekly pay rises by EUR 4.66 through the COLA.

In practice: Annual COLA effect: 4.66 x 52 = EUR 242.32.

Source: BDO Malta - Malta Budget 2026: Key Highlights · Last verified 1 October 2026

Paid miscarriage leave and parental bereavement leave of 7 working days

Effective 1 Jan 2026

L.N. 274 of 2025 gives every worker seven working days of miscarriage leave without loss of wages, and L.N. 275 of 2025 introduces seven working days of paid parental bereavement leave after the death of a child under 18.

For the employer

Record the new leave types in payroll; employers can claim reimbursement from the Department of Social Security within three months of the leave.

For the employee

Workers are entitled to seven paid working days in each case.

Source: GVZH Advocates - New employment laws Malta 2026 · Last verified 1 October 2026

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