### Stop Dreaming: Maltese Won’t Fill Low-Level Hospitality Jobs, Industry Says Malta’s hospitality industry has long been a cornerstone of the nation’s economy, drawing tourists from around the globe with its sun-soaked beaches, rich history, and vibrant cultural scene. However, a growing issue has cast a shadow over the sector: the persistent difficulty in filling…
**No More Cash in Hand: Malta’s New Rules for Third-Country Workers Shake Up the Labour Market** From 1 October, the rustle of brown envelopes on building sites, in restaurant kitchens and on cleaning rotas will fall silent. A new government directive bars employers from paying third-country nationals (TCNs) in cash, forcing wages through bank transfers…
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s off-the-cuff remark during Sunday’s political rally—“It’s Indian nurses who take care of them”—has set island tongues wagging faster than a festa firework. Speaking about his ageing parents’ home-care arrangements, Abela unwittingly distilled a microcosm of modern Malta: a nation where the traditional “familja” unit now leans on Kolkata and Kerala as…
**Engineers must be central to Vision 2050, Chamber warns amid talent crisis** Malta’s ambitious Vision 2050 strategy risks stalling before it even leaves the drawing board unless the island urgently reverses its growing shortage of engineers, the Malta Chamber of Commerce has warned. In a stark briefing delivered to MPs last week, the Chamber painted…
