Seminars on ERA
The Foundation for Human Resources Development, the Malta Employers' Association and the Workers' Participation Development Centre of the University of Malta organised three afternoon seminars (February 19, February 26, March 5) which served as a...
The Foundation for Human Resources Development, the Malta Employers' Association and the Workers' Participation Development Centre of the University of Malta organised three afternoon seminars (February 19, February 26, March 5) which served as a practical introduction to Malta's new Employment Relations Law.
In the first seminar, chaired by NCW vice-president Helga Ellul, Professor Godfrey Baldacchino discussed "Insights on the development of Malta's legal labour framework" and Dr Andrew Borg Cardona spoke about "The features of the employment contract".
The second seminar was chaired by Joe Farrugia, director general of the Malta Employers' Association; Renée Laiviera gave a presentation on "Equal opportunities, non-discrimination and equal pay for work of equal value"; Dr Roselyn Borg's presentation discussed "Employee rights to information and consultation".
The two topics of the third seminar, chaired by Professor L. Zammit were: Organisation and collective rights of workers and employers (including those providing essential services), and voluntary and non-voluntary dispute resolution carried out by the Department of Industrial and Employment Relations.
The new labour law promotes the importance of keeping employees informed at all times. Workers should know their rights and obligations and seminars such as this are useful fora for discussion for employees and organisations.