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Atypical In-Work Benefit Scheme

Budget Measure 73 (2024). Gain a one-time cash payment of €150, designed for those employees who embraced atypical working hours, reinforcing the value of flexibility and dedication in the workplace.

Scheme Benefits

This unique Atypical In-Work Benefit Scheme celebrates the adaptability of private sector employees who worked shifts on weekends or after 6pm, with a basic salary not exceeding €20,000 per year. Covering industries like accommodation, food services, manufacturing, transport, storage, and wholesale and retail trade, this scheme only applies to primary employment. It's a nod to the hard work of around 40,000 employees, injecting approximately €6 million into the Maltese economy, acknowledging the extraordinary efforts made during the year. 

The €150 benefit is a tangible acknowledgment of the commitment of workers in key sectors with unconventional hours. It encourages continued participation in pivotal industries, supporting the stability and growth of essential services. 

Eligibility Criteria

  • Employee/s should have worked during non-standard hours, including weekends, nights, or on a shift basis. 

  • Employment must have been in one of these sectors: accommodation and food services, administrative and support services, manufacturing, transport and storage, or wholesale and retail trade. 

  • Employee/s job should have been with a private employer. 

  • Employee/s must have worked for at least six months in 2023. 

  • Employee/s income for the year should not have exceeded €20,000. 

  • The job where the employee/s worked atypical hours must have been their primary employment.

  • Worked during

    non-standard hours

  • Employed in

    certain sectors

  • Employed

    with a private employer

  • Employed for

    at least 6 months

  • Income not over

    €20,000 per year

  • Primary employment

    with atypical hours

Applying for this Scheme

Apply For Scheme  

In order to implement this budget measure, Jobsplus will be opening the data collection exercise with all relevant employers in order to collate working pattern information.

As an Employer operating within these specific sectors, we kindly ask you to:

  1. Click on the Apply For Scheme button
  2. Enter your unique Employer ID/number and your password. If you did not receive these contact us on 153 or [email protected]
  3. For each employee select one of the statuses provided: Weekend, Night, Shiftwork or N/A for employees who work on a normal day-time basis. Please do not consider salary eligibility at this stage. This will be verified later with CfR.
  4. Any changes are updated instantly with no need to save. You can amend the feedback until the closing date.
  5. Once you finalise your employees’ working patterns we strongly suggest that you download a summary of the data to keep a record of your submission.
  6. After the deadline, the information will reach Jobsplus and later sent to the Tax department for the salary eligibility check

All information should be submitted by Friday 13th September 2024.

Need more details?

For more information contact Servizz.Gov

freephone 153
email
[email protected]

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