TRAVEL AND INSURANCE AGENCIES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION [ S.L.452.58 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 452.58 TRAVEL AND INSURANCE AGENCIES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION ORDER* 27th February, 1978 LEGAL NOTICE 22 of 1978, as amended by Legal Notices 34 of 1978, 117 of 1978, 5 of 2016, 427 of 2007, 146 of 2010, 362 of 2012, 334, 444 of 2013, 482 of 2014, 97 and 383 of 2017, 104 and 351 of 2019, 469 of 2020 464 of 2021, 335 of 2022, 286 of 2023, 341 of 2024 and 288 of
- The title of this Order is Travel and Insurance Agencies Wages Council Wage Regulation Order. Title.
- The provisions set out in the Schedule hereto shall apply to all employees in respect of whom the Travel and Insurance Agencies Wages Council operates. Field of operation of Wages Council. SCHEDULE Amended by: L.N. 34 of 1978; L.N. 117 of 1978; L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N. 146 of 2010; L.N. 362 of 2012; L.N. 334 of 2013; L.N. 444 of 2013; L.N. 482 of 2014; L.N. 5 of 2016; L.N. 97 of 2017; L.N. 383 of 2017; L.N. 104 of 2019; L.N. 351 of 2019; L.N. 469 of 2020; L.N. 464 of 2021; L.N. 335 of 2022; L.N. 286 of 2023; L.N. 341 of 2024; L.N. 288 of
- In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires - "customary holidays'' means the days (other than Sundays) declared for the time being to be public holidays by or under the National Holidays and other Public Holidays Act; "calendar year" is a period of twelve months starting from 1st January and ending on the 31st December; "day" in the case of night shift employees means a period of twenty four consecutive hours; and in all other cases it means a period running from midnight of one day to midnight of the next following day; "Director" means the Director of Labour and includes any officer authorised by him to act in his stead; "hours of work" means the time on any day during which employees are at the disposal of the employer, exclusive of the *This Order has been repealed by Legal Notice 126 of
- Interpretation. Cap.
- 2 TRAVEL AND INSURANCE AGENCIES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION [ S.L.452.58 intervals allowed for meals and rest; "industrial employee" means an employee employed wholly or mainly on manual or fatigue duties and includes messengers, handymen, fatiguemen and watchmen; "non-industrial employee" means an employee employed wholly or mainly on clerical duties and includes booking-clerk, accountsclerk, shed-clerk, shorthand-typist, telephone-operator/typist, reservation and sales clerk; it also includes courier/representative; "night shift" means any period of employment that includes any hours from 10.00 p.m. of any one day to 6.00 a.m. of the next following day; "part-time employee" means an employee whose normal hours of work, calculated on a weekly basis or on average over a period of employment of up to one year, are less than the normal hours of work of a comparable whole-time employee and who is not a whole-time employee with reduced hours; "period of employment" means the time in any day during which employees are at the disposal of the employer, but inclusive of the intervals allowed for meals and rest; "time-and-a-half" and "double-time" mean respectively one and a half and twice the actual time rate applicable to the employee; "wages" means remuneration or earnings payable in money by an employer to an employee; "week" means a calendar week; "weekly day of rest" means a period of twenty-four consecutive hours commencing at the time at which the employee would normally commence his turn of duty; "whole-time employee" means an employee who is deemed to be a whole-time employee in terms of any recognized conditions of employment.
(2)For the purpose of calculating the average weekly hours of work for the purpose of this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires, account shall be taken of the uninterrupted period of employment during the particular calendar year. Hours of work. 2.
(1)Whole-time non-industrial employees: (
- a)The minimum weekly wage of whole-time nonindustrial employees except a courier/representative shall be related to a five day week from Monday to Saturday of not more than forty hours of work exclusive of overtime calculated on an average for one calendar year, in a way that the employees shall have a day from Monday to Saturday inclusive free from work and provided that normal work on Saturdays is carried out until 1.00 p.m. only. (
- b)In the case of a courier/representative the working week shall consist of forty hours spread over a period of six days, from Monday to Sunday. TRAVEL AND INSURANCE AGENCIES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION
(2)[ S.L.452.58 3 Whole-time industrial employees, other than watchmen: The minimum weekly wage of whole-time industrial employees except watchmen shall be related to a week of not more than forty hours of work, exclusive of overtime calculated on an average for one calendar year.
(3)Watchmen: The minimum weekly wage of watchmen shall be related to a week of not more than forty-eight hours of work, and no watchman shall be required to work for more than forty-eight hours in any week.
(4)Time-Schedule: A time-schedule covering a period of a calendar year for all categories or for different categories of employees in the same establishment, as the case may be, shall be submitted in writing by registered letter to the Director and shall, when so notified and provided it complies in all respects with the provisions of this Order and the requirements of any other law, constitute the normal working hours in the establishment: Provided that (
- a)until such time-schedule is submitted to the Director as aforesaid, the normal working hours in the establishment shall be forty hours in any one week, and (
- b)any changes to such time-schedule shall be effected by the employer after the prior notification in writing of such changes to the Director. 3. The minimum weekly wages payable to whole-time employees shall be the following: (
- i)industrial employees: At age 18 or over ................................ €229.44 At age 17 ............................................ €224.78 At age 16 ............................................ €222.45 (
- ii)non-industrial employees: During the first year of employment in the establishment ............................ €229.44 During the second year of employment in the establishment ............................ €231.77 During the third year of employment in the establishment ............................ €234.10 During the fourth year of employment in the establishment ........................... €238.76. 4. The minimum remuneration payable to part-time employees of the categories specified in paragraph 3 hereof shall be pro rata at an hourly rate arrived at by dividing the amount appearing for the category by the number of hours of work per week for the relative category. 5. All whole-time employees, other than watchmen, shall be Minimum wages of whole-time employees. Amended by: L.N.97 of 2017; L.N. 383 of 2017; L.N. 104 of 2019; L.N. 351 of 2019; L.N. 469 of 2020.; L.N. 464 of 2021; L.N. 335 of 2022; L.N. 286 of 2023; L.N. 341 of 2024; L.N. 288 of 2025. Minimum wages of part-time employees. Minimum daily rest. 4 [ S.L.452.58 TRAVEL AND INSURANCE AGENCIES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION allowed intervals for meals and rest of not less, in the aggregate, than one hour every day: Provided that the interval for mid-day lunch shall not be longer than two hours. Minimum weekly rest. 6. All whole-time employees shall be allowed a weekly day of rest in every week. Minimum overtime rates. 7.
(1)Overtime shall be payable in respect of all whole-time employees, excluding watchmen and a courier/representative (
- a)for all time worked in excess of normal working hours as laid down in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, at the rate of.....time-and-a-half; (
- b)for all-time worked in excess of nine hours in any one day, exclusive of any rate paid in accordance with subparagraph (
- a)of this paragraph, and for all work performed after 1.00 p.m. on Saturday, at the rate of .......................................................... time-and-a-half; (
- c)for all time worked on Sundays and customary holidays, at the rate of ............................ double-time.
(2)Items (
- a)and (
- b)of sub-paragraph
(1)of this paragraph shall not apply to workers on night shift duty.
(3)Overtime rates for a courier/representative shall be as follows (
- a)for all time worked in excess of forty hours in a week of six days or of seven hours in any one day .......................................................... time-and-a-half; (
- b)for all time worked on customary holidays and the weekly day of rest .................................. double-time. Night-shift allowance. 8. An employee shall be entitled to a night-shift allowance of one-thirtieth (1/30) of his weekly wage for each night shift he works, provided that a minimum allowance of one-fifteenth (1/15) of the weekly wage is payable in any one week in which night-shift work is done. 9. Whole-time employees shall be entitled, in every calendar year, to (
- a)all customary holidays with full pay, and (
- b)after three months in employment, vacation leave of such number of working days with full pay as is equivalent to the number of working days as that particular employee should normally attend to work during a period of four weeks: Provided that whole-time employees who have been in employment for less than one year shall be entitled to such part of the said vacation leave as is in proportion to the number of months in employment. TRAVEL AND INSURANCE AGENCIES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION [ S.L.452.58 10.
(1)A whole-time employee shall in every calendar year be entitled to the equivalent in hours of fifteen days sick leave on full pay, less an amount equal to the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act, and part-time employees shall have a pro rata entitlement to sick leave in hours on full pay, less an amount equal to the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act, which amount is also to be calculated on a pro rata basis: Sick leave. Cap. 318. Provided that (
- a)the first three days of any claim for sick leave shall be paid in full by the employer; (
- b)a medical certificate covering the period of absence is produced to the employer on the day of return to work or, if such period of absence is longer than seven days, within seven days of the onset of sick leave absence; (
- c)employees in receipt of a social security pension in respect of retirement or widowhood in terms of the Social Security Act shall, for the purpose of calculating the sick leave pay due, be deemed to have received an amount equal to the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act.
(2)A whole-time employee shall in every calendar year be entitled to the equivalent in hours of a further period of fifteen days sick leave on half pay, less an amount equal to half the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act, and part-time employees shall have a pro rata entitlement to sick leave in hours on half pay, less an amount equal to half the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act, which amount is also to be calculated on a pro rata basis: Cap. 318. Cap. 318. Provided that (
- a)the first three days of any claim for sick leave shall be paid at half pay by the employer; (
- b)a medical certificate covering the period of absence is produced to the employer on the day of return to work or, if such period of absence is longer than seven days, within seven days of the onset of sick leave absence; (
- c)employees in receipt of a social security pension in respect of retirement or widowhood in terms of the Social Security Act shall, for the purpose of calculating the sick leave pay due, be deemed to have received an amount equal to half the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act.
(3)The employer may require a medical certificate by his own physician to certify incapacity for work during the period of absence. Cap.
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- Interruption of employment. Bereavement leave and special leave. TRAVEL AND INSURANCE AGENCIES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION
(4)The sick leave entitlement granted by virtue of this paragraph shall be calculated on the basis provided for annual leave as specified in regulation 8
(1)of the Organisation of Working Time Regulations. 11. For the purposes of paragraph 9 and paragraph 10, any period of incapacity for work due to sickness of not more than thirty days shall not interrupt the continuity of service. 12. Whole-time employees shall be allowed (
- a)two days paid leave on the occasion of the death of any of the following relations: the wife or husband, the mother, father (or the person who at the time was in fact acting as the mother or father of the employee) and the son or daughter, brother or sister of the employee; (
- b)one day paid leave on the birth of a child to the wife of the employee; (
- c)three working days paid leave on the occasion of the marriage of an employee. Leave for jury service. 13. Whole-time employees called for jury service shall be allowed all the necessary time off on full pay to attend the Court on such service. Injury leave. 14. Whole-time employees shall be entitled to one year injury leave on full pay less the full amount of any injury benefit to which such employee may be entitled in terms of the Social Security Act, if he is injured during the actual discharge of his duty and not due to any contributory negligence on his part or to any contravention of safety rules laid down by the management. Cap. 318. Retiring age. 15. In cases where retirement of a male employee is expected at the age of sixty years, such employee shall be given the opportunity by the employer to retain his employment beyond this age at least until the age of sixty-one years, provided that the employee in question shall still be allowed, if he so wishes, to retire at sixty years. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order but is intended to indicate its applicability). The provisions of the above Schedule apply to all employees in any undertaking or in part of an undertaking the activities of which consist wholly or mainly in the provision of services relating to travel (including freight by sea or air) or insurance or estate agency and for watchmen, telephone operators and other persons employed by shipping agents, travel agents, or contractors on board the ships whilst in the territorial waters of Malta. TRAVEL AND INSURANCE AGENCIES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION [ S.L.452.58 7