For employers: a Maltese company, a foreign company, or a startup hiring its first person. Status labels are explained on the Starting in Malta.
1. Which situation are you in?
All on 7. Hiring & HR:
- Maltese company hiring: 7.1 (what you register with Jobsplus) and 7.2 (the PE number).
- Foreign company, employee living in Malta: 7.7.
- Foreign company sending its own employee (posted worker): 7.8. Official pages disagree on who notifies DIER.
- Employing without a Maltese company (employer of record): 7.17, no official source yet.
- Interns and trainees: 7.13.
2. Hiring from abroad
- EU/EEA/Swiss national: 7.12 (needs checking) and 1.2 on 1. Entry & residency.
- Non-EU national:
- Fast track: 7.9 and 1.7. Official pages disagree on the salary threshold (€35,000 vs €45,000), so confirm before relying on it.
- Termination-rate rules for employers of non-EU staff: 7.16, still open.
3. Contract and conditions
- Written statement within 8 working days: 7.3. Probation and fixed-term: 7.4.
- Minimum wage and conditions: 7.14, still open. Dismissal: 7.15, still open.
4. Payroll
- Payroll tax and year-end reporting: 7.5. Social security: 7.6. Income tax bands: 10.5 on 10. Tax explained.
- Employee equity or share options: 2.27, still open.
5. Helping your hire settle
- Proof of housing for a permit: 8.1 on 8. Cross-cutting. Health insurance rules: 5.1 on 5. Healthcare. Family: 1.10, 1.16.
See Open questions and gaps for what is unconfirmed.