- Phase
- Cap. 594 - Employment and training services act
- Native name
- Kap 594 - Att dwar is-servizzi ta' impieg u tahrig
- Type
- Redundant employees entitlement to public support
- Added to database
- 23 August 2015
Article
Cap. 594 - Employment and training services act
Description
The act provides for the setting up of the National Employment Authority (NEA) and Jobsplus (previously known as the Employment and Training Corporation, ETC), and for the regulation of employment and training services and related matters. The act establishes the legal structure within which government employment and training services for persons seeking employment are provided.
The main functions of the NEA are to: monitor employment and investigate and settle complaints related to the operations of Jobsplus; give advice to the Minister of Employment about the employment and training of workers; and, make rules regarding the services to be provided to the registered unemployed persons.
In relation to employment, Jobsplus aims to provide and maintain employment services to assist persons to find suitable employment and to assist employers to find suitable employees. In relation to training, Jobsplus aims to provide training courses or other schemes in order to assist persons to upgrade their knowledge and skills in order to find suitable employment.
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Malta: Redundant employees entitlement to public support, Restructuring legislation database, Dublin,
https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/legislationdb/redundant-employees-entitlement-to-public-support/malta