Negotiating salary and benefits in Malta

Bhavna wrote:

Hello everyone,

Better job prospects in Malta can most certainly be an incentive to leave your country of origin. Securing a contract with the right salary and benefits for you can be crucial to make your move successful.

Is salary and benefits negotiation regarded as common practice in Malta? If yes, how should you go about negotiating your package (during the hiring process, on a monthly/yearly basis...)?

What do you expect to be included in terms of benefits in your package? Which benefits do you deem necessary in Malta?

Is tax on the salary of an expat applicable in Malta or do you have to turn to tax bodies in your country of origin to pay your taxes?

Do the exchange rates of currencies impact your salary as an expat?

Looking back, are there some changes you would have made during the negotiation of your salary and benefits package?

Thank you for sharing your experience,

Bhavna

Malta has a minimum wage law. This is surely an attraction for people from countries where the minimum wages are lower than in Malta.

Malta needs specialists. However, the pay is often below the level of the EU, therefore people from
outside the EU will be needed to fill the gap.

However, in most cases the employer will set the rules for people who come from outside the EU.
This eventually leads to the result take it or leave it which means go to another country.

Only now, as Maltese people look for better paid positions in other EU countries Maltese businesses are willing to accept specialists from 3rd world countries who are satisfied with working and living conditions in this small country where people are so friendly, proper healthcare is available and crime is so low.