Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2001, published 90th ILC session (2002)

Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106) - Malta (Ratification: 1988)

The Committee notes the information in the Government’s report and the reply to its previous comments concerning Articles 2, 8 and 10 of the Convention.

Article 2 of the Convention. The Committee notes the information concerning part-time employees and the Part-time Employment National Standard Order of 1996.

This Order, however, does not contain particular regulations which ensure the full application of the Convention, i.e. at least one uninterrupted weekly rest period of 24 hours.

The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken to ensure the application of the Convention to part-time employees. Please also indicate the number of part-time employees working in establishments covered by the Convention.

Article 8. The Committee notes the information given by the Government regarding the progress in amending the Employment (Regulation) Act. As the amendments contemplated include the provision entitling employees who are required to work on a weekly rest day to a compensatory rest day in addition to overtime payment, the Committee hopes that the Government will include an equivalent provision in the amended Employment (Regulation) Act. It requests the Government to indicate further progress and to supply copies of the relevant texts when they are adopted.

Article 10 and Part V of the report form With respect to its direct request of 1993, the Committee requests the Government to supply information in its future reports concerning the practical application of the Convention, including relevant extracts from inspection reports, and statistics on the number and nature of any contraventions of the legislation with respect to weekly rest.