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10/07/2026

𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in Malta have now been introduced through Legal Notice 173 of 2026, published on 5 June 2026.

Over the past year, many of us have been hearing about this and attending excellent seminars and discussions based on the EU Pay Transparency Directive. Whilst these have provided valuable insights into what was coming, many organisations were waiting for the local legislation to understand the specific requirements and practical implications within the Maltese context.

Now that the legislation is out, 𝗛𝗥 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 are going into the details and, more importantly, 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. This means considering their 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀s for the changes driven by the new legislation.

𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲!

What is important is ensuring that the legislation and its impact are firmly on your radar and that you have a practical, grounded plan to take this forward. Ultimately, whilst the legal objective is to ensure a solid, defensible and compliant structure, this is about much more than compliance. It is about 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.

Organisations that approach this strategically can strengthen their 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁. Given the realities of Malta's labour market, this represents another valuable opportunity for organisations committed to building strong workplaces and retaining great people.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗥 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗥, 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁, 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

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07/07/2026

It was an informal chat and the new pay transparency legislation came up in the conversation. The business owner told me "Why should I be told how to pay my people?"

So I asked "Why do you pay them differently?"

He continued "I know them, I know their performance, their can do attitude..."

"So you do have your founded reasons as to pay differences, right? Have you documented these? Do you have a framework that enables you to justify using gender neutral and objective criteria?"

He stopped to think and said "Mmm...so what I need to do is document these right?"

Yes, what you need to do is have a clear, strong, gender neutral criteria framework and a job evaluation exercise documented, that enables you to justify your fair salary structure.

Join me next week for an online webinar as we seek to answer such questions, through a practical and experienced HR approach.

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27/06/2026

24/06/2026

𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in Malta have now been introduced through Legal Notice 173 of 2026, published on 5 June 2026.

Over the past year, many of us have been hearing about this and attending excellent seminars and discussions based on the EU Pay Transparency Directive. Whilst these have provided valuable insights into what was coming, many organisations were waiting for the local legislation to understand the specific requirements and practical implications within the Maltese context.

Now that the legislation is out, 𝗛𝗥 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 are going into the details and, more importantly, 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. This means considering their 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀s for the changes driven by the new legislation.

𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲!

What is important is ensuring that the legislation and its impact are firmly on your radar and that you have a practical, grounded plan to take this forward. Ultimately, whilst the legal objective is to ensure a solid, defensible and compliant structure, this is about much more than compliance. It is about 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.

Organisations that approach this strategically can strengthen their 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁. Given the realities of Malta's labour market, this represents another valuable opportunity for organisations committed to building strong workplaces and retaining great people.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗥 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗥, 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁, 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

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06/05/2026

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10/04/2026

When we ask leaders and clients what their number one challenge is, the answer is almost always the same: 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲!

Finding the right people.
People giving their best at work.
Supporting performance and engagement, day in, day out.
It is a constant challenge.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲!

If this resonates, subscribe to The People Edge newsletter for practical insights and tips to help you build a real people advantage - and make your challenge a little easier with the right support.

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27/02/2026

If you are growth driven and focused on developing your talent to enable growth in your company, we deliver tailor-made first-line manager training aligned to your culture and strategic goals.

Every organisation is different. That’s why our programmes are bespoke — built to reflect your leadership challenges, operational realities, and development objectives.

We help first-line managers transition from individual contributors to effective people leaders who can drive accountability, engagement, and performance.

Let’s develop leadership capability that fits your business.

30/01/2026

When we ask leaders and clients what is their number one challenge, the answer is almost always the same: 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲!

Finding the right people.
People giving their best at work.
Supporting performance and engagement, day in, day out.

It is a constant challenge.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲!

If this resonates, subscribe to The People Edge newsletter for practical insights and tips to help you build a real people advantage - and make your challenge a little easier with the right support.

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21/08/2025

Growing a small or medium-sized business is exciting—but it often means HR falls on the back burner until your team grows, and you need to focus on HR to make it all happen through your people.
HR TalentLEAD, supports businesses that don’t need (or aren’t ready for) a full-time HR team, but still want things done right.

We work alongside leadership to provide:

✔️ HR support – flexible, hands-on HR help when you need it

✔️ Policies & processes that are practical, not just paperwork

✔️ Employee engagement surveys that give you real insights, not just numbers

✔️ Training & development for managers and teams

✔️ Workforce planning & HR set-up to help you scale with confidence

With over 25+ years of professional experience, we have seen how the right HR approach can transform not just compliance, but also culture, retention, and growth.

👉 If you’re running a growing company and want to strengthen your HR foundations without the cost of a full-time hire, let’s have a chat and get to know more on

HR TalentLEAD is an outstanding HR advisory and training service based in Malta. At HR TalentLEAD, you will find comprehensive HR consultancy, leadership development and specialised training programmes designed to align with your business objectives. By integrating a strategic and analytical approac...

22/04/2025

🌟 FREE Webinar Alert: Your Future in HR! 🌟

Are you curious about a career in Human Resources? Or maybe you are already working in HR and wondering what’s next?

Join us for a free 1-hour webinar designed to help you explore the world of HR and discover how to grow in this rewarding field.

Date: 8th May 2025
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Location: Online – Link will be sent after registration.

What you'll learn:

✅ What working in HR really looks like
✅ The different HR career paths (from recruitment to HR tech)
✅ The top skills HR professionals need today
✅ How to stand out and move up in your HR career

Join us to learn more by registering on:
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