Workers in Malta, Austria, have most holidays

M Cassar

Dec 14th 2011, 17:17

It would be nice to know who did the research and who supplied them with the information. If for no other reason to simply remember to take any info they dish out in the future with a pinch of salt.........a small mathametical calculation soon reveals that it is impossible for Maltese workers to ever benefit from all the public holidays simply because of the Saturday/Sunday rule!

Unfortunately whoever reported this simply took the information from the Telegraph and regurgitated it!

Victor Vella

Dec 14th 2011, 16:04

And when comparing the Maltese wages with those of Europe, not ex communist countries because we were always rich under tal-Lejber, and now we are poor under the Gonzi communist regime, the bright brains the descendendants of God took for themselves 600€16c a week. A nice record for the islands of Malta, Gozo and Commino.

Albert Farrugia

Dec 14th 2011, 15:56

Some better synchronisation with our European neighbours as regards the timing of the holidays would do no damage. For example, Dec 26th is a holiday (even called "2nd Xmas Day" in Germany) in almost all of Europe, accept France and us; Easter Monday is a holiday in all of Europe; 1st November is a holiday in all countries with a Catholic background, so is Penetecost Monday. Apart from that, most workers in Europe, if they can, would take a "holiday bridge" if a public holiday falls on a Thursday or Tuesday. Workers feel happier if, instead of taking one day here and there, they have a longer period of holiday, like two or three days.

Duncan Bartolo

Dec 14th 2011, 15:13

I cannot see where the problem lies... Take a look at this article also

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20050513/local/maltese-work-longer-hours-than-eu-average.90566

Joseph Calleja

Dec 14th 2011, 14:29

That is why National Day (Independence Day) should only be celebrated one day a year, and my choice would be 8th September. Celebrating the same holiday more than once is a waste of Tax Payers Money.

B Attard

Dec 14th 2011, 14:22

Mela ara waslu biex jonqsu xi tnejn LOL

C. Muscat

Dec 14th 2011, 13:19

As far as i know the majority of workers in Malta only have 24days of leave plus public holidays which happen to fall on a week day so that's an average of another 9days, that's 33days. From where did they get the 38 day figure? Even if we still had the public holidays added to the statutory leave it would still be less than that - 37days!!