Employer of Record Malta
Take on staff in Malta and skip the company formation. We become the legal employer for your hire, issue a contract under Maltese law, and run payroll, FSS tax and social security from the first payslip.
Book a DemoOur EOR Portal
Our platform: made for quick, compliant hiring in Malta
Your hires, payslips and HR requests sit in one online portal, and a named specialist looks after the detail behind it. You can see where each onboarding stands without chasing anyone.
- See onboarding steps and signed documents at a glance
- Approve payroll and download payslips
- Log leave, pay rises and contract changes
- Stay in line with Maltese FSS payroll and employment rules
Why EOR Malta?
Why businesses hire in Malta through us
We work on Malta and nothing else. Our team deals with Maltese employment every working day, from FSS payroll and Class 1 social security to Jobsplus forms and the Wage Regulation Orders that set sector pay. Whether you need one developer in Sliema or a whole team across the islands, we can employ them for you.
Our own Maltese company, registered with the Malta Business Registry, acts as the legal employer. That means the contract, the monthly FS5 return to the tax authority and every leaver’s final pay are handled by people who know the local rules.
Employment Costs
How much does it cost to employ someone in Malta?
Salary is only part of the bill. Here is what else an employer in Malta pays, and what comes off the employee’s payslip.
Employer social security
Malta’s Class 1 social security costs the employer 10% of the basic weekly wage. For anyone born in 1962 or later the contribution stops rising at a weekly wage of €559.30, so it tops out at €55.93 a week (about €2,908 a year). Employers also pay 0.3% into the Maternity Leave Trust Fund, capped at €1.68 a week. On a salary above roughly €29,000, the employer’s statutory on-cost is a fixed amount of just under €3,000 a year.
Employee deductions
The employee sees two deductions each month under the Final Settlement System (FSS):
- Income tax is withheld at progressive rates. On the 2026 single computation, the first €12,000 is tax free, then 15% and 25% apply, with 35% on income above €60,000. Married and parent computations have wider tax-free bands.
- Employee social security is also 10% of the basic weekly wage, with the same cap of €55.93 a week.
Worked example
Example: a €70,000 salary
Your total cost
≈ €73,000
Salary plus capped employer social security and the maternity fund contribution
Employee take-home
≈ €52,000
About €4,330 a month after FSS tax and employee social security
Assumes a single-rate taxpayer born after 1961, with statutory bonuses and COLA included in the salary. Married or parent rates, or the 15% Highly Skilled Individuals rate, would change the net figure.
Each month we calculate the deductions, pay the tax and social security to the Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA) with the FS5 return, and send the payslip. You get one invoice for the salary, the statutory contributions and our fee.
The EOR Process in Malta
What happens when you employ someone in Malta?
Taking on an employee in Malta involves a short list of registrations before day one and a monthly routine after that.
Maltese law requires the employer to tell Jobsplus about every new starter on an engagement form, within four working days of the start date. The employee must also receive a written statement of their main terms, such as pay, hours, leave and notice, within the first seven days.
We can usually send the contract within hours of receiving your details. It follows the Employment and Industrial Relations Act and any Wage Regulation Order or collective agreement that covers the job.
We then add the employee to our payroll and give the tax authority their FS4 details. Every month we deduct FSS tax and Class 1 contributions, add the employer share, and file the FS5 return with the MTCA. We also pay COLA and the four statutory bonus instalments on time.
Candidates from outside the EU need a Single Permit from Identità before they can start. As the employer, we can apply for it, including through the Key Employee Initiative for roles paying at least €45,000, which targets a decision in five working days.
Some providers leave permit sponsorship to the client. With us, you can bring in non-EU talent without forming a Maltese company first.
Our Maltese employees work in iGaming, financial services, software, aviation maintenance and life sciences, among other fields. The steps stay the same across sectors. What changes is the pay structure, benefits and any sector wage order.
Flexible Employment Contracts
Start a Malta hire in as little as 24 hours
Once we have the essentials from you, we get the contract, registrations and payroll set up quickly and in the right order.
An easy-to-use portal
View your Malta team, their documents and payroll in a single login.
Stress-free onboarding
We complete the contract, Jobsplus and tax registrations so the new starter can focus on the job.
Reliable Maltese payroll
Salaries paid on time, with FSS tax, social security, COLA and statutory bonuses worked out correctly.
Predictable pricing
One flat monthly fee, with no company formation costs or audit bills.
No Maltese company needed
Our Maltese company employs your hire and you direct their daily work.
Compliance covered
Contracts, leave records, payroll filings and HR questions handled under Maltese law.
Your Named Malta Specialist
Why does a single point of contact matter?
You deal with one Malta specialist from the first contract to payroll questions months later. They get to know your team, so answers come quickly and nothing gets lost between departments.
Get in touchEOR vs. your own entity
Should you set up a Maltese company or use an EOR?
You can employ staff in Malta through your own Maltese company, usually a private limited company (Ltd), or through an Employer of Record that employs them for you.
Setting up your own Maltese company
A Maltese Ltd needs at least one director and one shareholder, a company secretary, a registered office in Malta and share capital of at least €1,165, with 20% paid up. The memorandum and articles are filed with the Malta Business Registry, which can register the company within days once due diligence is complete.
Next you open a local bank account, which can take weeks because of bank checks, then register with the MTCA for tax, VAT and an employer (PE) number, and set up a Jobsplus account. Most businesses also hire an accountant and auditor.
- Annual return filed with the Malta Business Registry
- Audited financial statements every year
- FSS payroll, FS5 returns and Maltese employment law
- Company secretary and accountant fees
- Tax and VAT returns to the MTCA
Hiring through an employer of record
Your hire joins the payroll of our own Maltese company. You skip incorporation, the bank account, the audit and the annual return. We issue the contract, file the Jobsplus and tax registrations, run payroll every month and look after HR and compliance.
- No Maltese company needed
- Contract ready within hours
- FSS payroll and filings covered
- No auditor or company secretary to appoint
- One invoice each month
Which option suits your Malta plans?
An EOR suits you if…
You are hiring a small number of people in Malta, testing the market, or need someone to start before a company could be ready. Paying for an audit and a company secretary rarely makes sense for two or three employees.
A Maltese Ltd suits you if…
You plan a large, long-term team in Malta, or you need a Maltese company for business reasons, such as holding a gaming or financial services licence, trading with local clients or using Maltese tax structures.
There is no fixed headcount where a company becomes the better choice. It comes down to your plans for Malta, and we are glad to go through the options with you either way.
Employee Entitlements
What are employees in Malta entitled to?
Maltese employment law sets clear minimums, and sector Wage Regulation Orders often add to them. Mistakes can lead to claims before the Industrial Tribunal or fines after a DIER inspection. These are the main entitlements in 2026.
Annual leave
Full-time employees get at least 192 hours of paid leave a year, which is 24 days on a 40-hour week. Each public holiday that falls on a weekend adds a day, so the 2026 total is 216 hours (27 days). Part-timers receive a pro-rata amount.
Public and national holidays
Malta has 14 public and national holidays, the same across the islands. They include Freedom Day, Sette Giugno, Independence Day and Republic Day alongside the religious holidays.
Sick leave
Where no sector wage order sets a different rule, employees get at least two working weeks of paid sick leave a year, backed by a medical certificate. The employer pays full wages less any sickness benefit the employee receives from the state.
Maternity leave
Mothers get 18 weeks of maternity leave. The employer pays the first 14 weeks and can reclaim that cost from the Maternity Leave Trust Fund, and the state pays maternity leave benefit for the last four. Six weeks must be taken after the birth.
Paternity leave
Fathers and second parents get 10 working days of leave on full pay straight after a birth or adoption. The employer can reclaim the cost from the Trust Fund.
Parental leave
Each parent can take four months of parental leave per child before the child turns eight, once they have 12 months of service. Eight of those weeks are paid at the sickness benefit rate.
We manage these entitlements for you
We keep leave balances up to date, make sure payslips include the right bonuses and leave pay, and warn you about anything coming up. When an employee goes on maternity or paternity leave, we also file the Trust Fund claim. You can employ people in Malta without becoming an expert in its employment law.
Our Services
What does our EOR Malta service include?
Our Employer of Record Malta service lets you hire without incorporating first. The Maltese company is already in place, and your staff join its payroll.
Learn more ›Hire in Malta with no local company
We employ your chosen person in Malta and look after everything from the offer letter to their final payslip.
Maltese payroll and FSS tax
Monthly payroll with FSS tax, Class 1 contributions, COLA and statutory bonuses, plus the FS5, FS3 and FS7 filings.
Maltese HR and compliance
Straight answers on Maltese employment law, wage orders and collective agreements, whether you are onboarding, changing terms or letting someone go.
Employee benefits in Malta
Offer the benefits Maltese candidates look for, such as private health insurance, a pension plan, or support with transport and relocation.
Employing in Malta
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Questions about hiring in Malta tend to come up at the worst moment. Our Employer of Record Malta team answers them clearly, whether they are about leave, bonuses, permits or ending a contract, because Maltese employment is all we work on.
Malta Employment Guide ›About Us
How are we different from other EOR providers?
We started this service so that international teams could hire in Malta without the usual delays. Because we own our Maltese employing company, there is no third-party partner in the chain. The people you speak to are the ones running your payroll and keeping you compliant.
Book a DemoFAQ’s
No. With an EOR, the person is employed by our own Maltese company. You avoid incorporation, a local bank account, audited accounts and MBR filings, and you can still hire as soon as the contract is signed.
For EU nationals, usually within one to two days of receiving the details we need. We issue the contract, submit the Jobsplus engagement form and add the person to payroll. Non-EU hires cannot start until Identità approves their Single Permit, so allow extra time for them.
With an EOR, you pick the candidate and they work for you alone, but on our Maltese payroll and a standard employment contract. A temporary work agency supplies workers from its own pool to client businesses, often for short assignments, under Malta’s Temporary Agency Workers Regulations. We act as an EOR for people you have selected.
Our fee is a flat monthly amount for each employee, agreed before anyone starts. It covers the employment contract, payroll, FSS and social security filings, and HR support. There is no percentage of salary and no surprise charges. Contact us for a quote.
Ready to hire in Malta?
Found the right person in Malta? Our EOR Malta team can have them contracted and on payroll without you forming a local company.
We deal with the paperwork and the monthly filings, and you get on with working together.
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