Questions for lawyers Found 20

I was on a one-year fixed-term contract with a company in Malta, and when it reached its natural end date, my employer simply chose not to renew it. I wasn’t given any reason. Am I entitled to any kind of payout or compensation, similar to redundancy, or does a fixed-term contract just end with nothing owed?

I accidentally caused minor damage to a piece of equipment at my workplace in Malta while doing my normal job, and my employer has started deducting the estimated repair cost directly from my monthly salary without asking me first or getting my agreement. Can they just take this out of my pay like that?

I called in sick with a doctor’s certificate for three days and my employer in Malta is now saying I’ve ‘used up’ my sick leave for the year even though I calculated I should have more remaining, and they’re threatening to deduct the days as unpaid or treat them as unauthorised absence. How is sick leave actually calculated here?

I applied for an internal promotion at my workplace in Malta and was clearly the most qualified internal candidate, but shortly after telling my manager I was pregnant, I was told the position went to someone else with less experience. Nobody said pregnancy was the reason, but the timing feels very suspicious. What are my options?

I was scheduled to work on a public holiday in Malta, which I didn’t mind in principle, but I later found out from a colleague that public holiday work is supposed to come with extra compensation, and I was just paid my normal daily rate with no additional amount added. Is my colleague right?

My employer in Malta told all staff that going forward, everyone needs to sign a new employment contract with reduced benefits and slightly lower base pay, framed as necessary for the company’s survival, and that anyone who doesn’t sign will effectively be treated as having resigned. Can they legally pressure me like this?

I was hired in Malta specifically for a marketing role, and after a management change, I was suddenly reassigned to a completely different administrative role with different duties, without ever being asked or consulted, though my pay has stayed the same for now. Can my employer just reassign me like this without my consent?

I’m employed full-time in Malta on a standard five-day contract, but for the past two months my manager has been scheduling me for six days a week, claiming it’s ‘temporary’ due to staff shortages, without any additional pay for the extra day. Is this legal, and what can I do about it?

I reported to senior management at my company in Malta that I believed my direct manager was falsifying expense claims, based on documents I had legitimate access to as part of my role. Two weeks later I was suddenly dismissed for what they’re calling ‘performance issues’ that were never raised with me before. I think this is retaliation. What protections do I have?

I work part-time at a retail shop in Malta, roughly 20 hours a week, and I’ve noticed I don’t get certain benefits that full-time colleagues get, like paid leave calculated the same way. Is this a lawful distinction based on my part-time status, or should I be getting the same treatment proportionally?