Employer’s and Employee’s Rights and Obligations with particular focus on the relative rights and obligations during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Structure
Employer and Employee rights and obligations

(i) Conditions of employment
(ii) Leave: Annual Leave, Sick leave, Special leave
(iii) Itemized payslip

Dismissal, Terminations, Redundancies

(i) Definite vs Indefinite contracts – Termination and Dismissal Implications
(ii) Dismissal- Good and Sufficient Cause
(iii) Dismissal- Unfair Dismissal
(iv) Redundancies

Covid-19 related measures

(i) Covid wage supplements
(ii) Quarantine Leave
(iii) Social Measures
(iv) Employment of third country nationals
(v) Liquidity Measures
(vi) Other measures- R&D Fund, Measures to ease lockdown

Participants will:
- Obtain a basic understanding of the rights and obligations pertaining to the Employer and Employee in terms of Maltese Employment Law. Focus on the tourism sector shall be provided.
- Obtain a basic understanding of the rights and obligations pertaining to the Employer and Employee within the Covid-19 pandemic perspective. Focus on the tourism sector shall be provided.

Target Audience
Employers, including but not limited to employers within the tourism industry
HR and management, including but not limited to HR and management within the tourism industry