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Government Bonus in Wages

iamharibo

Hey all, me again!

This is something I've been happily accepting but have no idea about and I think it's about time I tried to find out!

Every few months I get a 'government bonus' in my wages. Always a different and seemingly random amount- any ideas what this is for & how its calculated?

Is this done on the employers side? As I now work for a Swedish company who are new to Malta and if they're not aware of it, I'd hate to miss out!

Any information on this would be great. I tried googling it but I'm quite impatient. If I don't see the answer immediately then I'm certain it's not there!

Thanks everyone.

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JohnS

This link gives you a quick description of what the bonus is and what the amounts are.  The amounts are described as "fixed", though how long they are fixed for, and by what method, is not stated.



The link doesn't get you very far, however, on what the heck the bonus is supposed to be for, or about, or why it's paid at all.  Perhaps best just to take the money and run.

BTW, if you want speedy results when Googling Maltese topics, then using the local version, , can help.  It allows you to filter down to just pages from Malta, which can be useful.

me3512

strange country...   I'll watch for this though :)

ricky

Is the bonus enough for an extra Cisk ?

Let's get together again and spend your  bonus -)))

I want a bonus too !

Regards
Ricky ( without bonus )

Myrkur

I am not sure the reason why the bonus is paid (maybe to make us feel not so shitty that the ministers give themselves high pay rises?) and it's given every 3 months. The calculation is a bit complicated, they consider the amount of days you worked in a 6 month period around that payment month and give it to you pro-rata. Something like that lol :)

And as far as I know, this is given by law so your Swedesh company must pay it as well.

heheaa

K so I worked from april, so I got a bonus a month or so ago, but will I get one for July aswell? I know it's supposed to be paid in September, but I only worked for 1/3th of the "period" so maybe I'll get 1/3th of the money?
:)
(Won't work anymore after July)

Toon

are you sure its a bonus and not the COLA (cost of living allowance) that every worker gets paid usually every three months

Toon

see this page

heheaa

Fairly sure, it said "Government bonus" so :)
Anyways, is the thing u linked mandatory or not?

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Got one too for June 2013, also just joined a Swedish technology company, maybe it's a Scandinavian thing ! lol
Andrew

lambada

toonarmy9752 wrote:

are you sure its a bonus and not the COLA (cost of living allowance) that every worker gets paid usually every three months


COLA is a mandatory salary adjustment that is made by employers every January. The amount is announced in the budget and is expressed as a weekly rate.

Toon

so back to the  question then what is this "Government bonus"

Toon



maybe this is it

skoda

hilarious that in face about bonus in malta

Rocking Ken

toonarmy9752 wrote:

see this page


that's very interesting Toon :D

Toon

a compulsory bonus - and for what.....?

Rocking Ken

toonarmy9752 wrote:

a compulsory bonus - and for what.....?


Who cares :P