MISCO and CIMIRA have just issued the 2nd edition of the Maltese Industrial Tribunal Report, which has been compiled with the aim of providing senior management and executives with sufficient background information about the Maltese Industrial Tribunal. Compiled over the last two quarters of 2008, the report serves as a reference document for management on the way the Industrial Tribunal has dealt with a number of issues related to employer-employee contractual obligations. It is also useful to those organisations that have a limited understanding of the Industrial Tribunal and to companies that need guidance in the eventuality that they need to refer to the Tribunal. The report can also be used as a reference to help avoid disputes and consequent penalties for transgression and as an insight to the alternative routes of dispute resolution that exist.

The report is divided into three main sections. The first part gives a detailed background of the Malta Industrial Tribunal’s role and the way in which it operates. This section covers why a case appears in front of the Tribunal, what the Tribunal takes into consideration before delivering a decision and the award that is eventually granted.

The second part of the report identifies a number of disputes that can appear before the Industrial Tribunal that concern either the employer or the employee. Interest, grievance, legal and legal disputes are covered in this section.

The third part gives a detailed review of some of the most important cases concerning unfair dismissal. Warnings, leave, negligence, misconduct and redundancy are just a few of the subjects covered in this section.

Copies of the report can be purchased from MISCO’s offices at Fino Buildings, Notabile Road, Mriehel BKR3000. For more information, email Anton Buttigieg on [email protected] or telephone 2122 0303 or 2205 4651.