Notice periods in Malta
Notice periods in Malta are calculated as follows:
Time of employment | Notice period |
1 - 6 months | 1 week |
6 - 24 months | 2 weeks |
2 - 4 years | 4 weeks |
4 - 7 years | 8 weeks |
Over 7 years | an additional 1 week for each year, up to a maximum of 12 weeks |
When giving the notice the employee may either continue in employment until the end of the notice period or choose to pay half of the wages covering the un-worked notice period.