Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 452), article 11

11. (1) Except where otherwise expressly permitted by the provisions of this Act, the entir e amount of the wages earned b y, or payable to, any employee shall be paid to him in money being le gal tender in Malta, and every payment of, or on account of, any su ch wages made in any other form and any covenant in any contract providing for other form of payment shall be null and void: Provided that payment of wages by cheque on a bank in Malta or payable to the Bank account of an employee shall be deemed to be payment in legal tender in cases in which payment in this manner is customary or necessary or is consented to by the employee concerned: Provided further that any wages earned by or payable to a third-country national shall be paid exclusively by means of a bank transfer to an account held in the name of the employee or thro ugh an electronic transfer facilitated by an accredited and licensed f inancial institution. This requirement shall apply to all third-country nationals whose employment commences on 1st October 2025 or subsequently. (2) Wages shall be paid directly to the employees to whom they are due except as may otherwise be provided by any law or in virtue of an order made by a competent court or where the employee or employees concerned agree to the contrary. Terms as to spending of wages.