Andy Ellul
Andy Ellul (born 1975) is a Maltese politician from the Labour Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Malta in the 2022 Maltese general election from District 3. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue and Government Whip in the Maltese Government.[1] As Government Whip, Ellul was also part of the Labour Party Executive arm. He sits in the Public Accounts Committee, Public Appointments Committee and was also part of the House Business Committee during his tenure as Whip.[2] Ellul is a lawyer by profession.[3]
Under Ellul's tenure as Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue, various new laws were enacted related to worker's rights. In October of 2022, Ellul announced new regulations regulating the courier sector in Maltese law. These regulations were one of the first to be enacted in Europe, and they include a rebuttable presumption of employment, as well as obligations stating that workers in the sector must be provided with a contract of employment, a detailed payslip, statutory bonuses, and overtime rates paid by the hour. Furthermore, workers must also be paid double on rest days, while their sick leave must be paid in full, and the law also specifies that no cuts should be taken from workers’ wages, neither for work-related expenses nor for recruitment fees.[4]
In November 2023, Ellul also announced a new law regulating temping and outsourcing agencies. This law, which places strict requirements on agencies, ensures that such agencies will need a license to operate, with those agencies that lose the said license being unable to operate. As part of this law, penalties were raised, a bank guarantee requiring agencies to fork out €20,000 + 2% of the company's payroll was introduced, and agencies have been barred from requesting payments from employees, or working with third parties who request such payments.[5]
Ellul's efforts were also crucial when it comes to raising the Minimum wage in Malta. In October of 2023, it was announced that the Low Wage Commission which falls under Ellul's remit, had unanimously agreed that the minimum wage in Malta will rise to €213.54 per week as from 1 January 2024, inclusive of the Cost of Living Adjustment.[6]
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References
- ^ "These are the specific briefs given to ministers in Abela's cabinet". Times of Malta. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ https://newsbook.com.mt/en/new-standards-commissioner-to-be-appointed-by-6-march/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Andy Ellul to become Labour MP". Times of Malta. 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "[WATCH] Food couriers will have to be paid overtime, sick leave and statutory bonuses under new rules". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "Government to regulate temping agencies as from next year - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "Minimum wage will rise to €213.54 per week as from 1 January - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2023-12-02.