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Information Session: Maternity & Employment

Events 20/01/2012 - 20/01/2012


The Malta Employers’ Association organized an Information Session entitled Maternity and Employment on 20 January 2012.

In 2011 the protection of maternity regulations were amended twice. For the first time in Maltese employment law history, in April 2011 termination of employment during the probationary period was regularized. Moreover as a 2012 budgetary measure, on the 30th December 2011, the maternity leave entitlement was extended by a further unpaid period of two weeks which is optional to the employee. 

The Malta Employers’ Association organized this information session to discuss the rights pertaining to pregnant employees, employees who have given birth and employees who are breastfeeding namely time off for ante-natal checkups, maternity leave entitlement, special maternity leave, night work, overtime and termination of employment during pregnancy and after availing of maternity leave.


Venue: MEA
Contact: Admin
Email: [email protected]