Abstract
Scheme offers partial salary reimbursements to Gozo-based employers, spread over 3 years, for employees on full-time, indefinite employment. Eligible staff include newly hired staff or those continuously employed after 1st January 2018, whose employer benefited from a full 3-year cycle under prior schemes (Gozo Employment Refund Scheme, Gozo Back-Office Employment Refund Scheme, Supporting Sustainable Quality Employment Scheme, or Supporting Knowledge Based Sectors in Gozo Scheme).
Description
Through the Supporting Sustainable Quality Employment in Gozo Scheme 2026 more efforts will be directed towards consolidating full-time employment in Gozo, with enhanced salary packages and employment sustainability for employees, while contributing to alleviate employee turnover rates for employers. In addition, the scheme also intends to contribute towards assimilating Gozo’s average annual basic salary with that registered on a national level.
Aid under this scheme is to be granted to Employers in the form of a partial reimbursement of salaries of:
- Newly employed staff based in Gozo, starting on or after 1st November 2025,
- Staff based in Gozo, already employed with the same undertaking uninterruptedly as from 1st January 2018 onwards, and for whom the employer has already benefited from a full 3-year cycle under previous schemes (Gozo Employment Refund Scheme, Gozo Back-Office Employment Refund Scheme, Supporting Sustainable Quality Employment Scheme, or Supporting Knowledge Based Sectors in Gozo Scheme). In such cases, employees must have a minimum basic annual salary of €18,000.
Beneficiaries
The beneficiary is the employer located and with a registered address in Gozo, benefitting from the partial wage reimbursements of employed staff, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the scheme.
Support Rates
The aid received by beneficiaries over a period of 3 years, will cover partial reimbursement of the annual basic salary of each employee on a full-time, indefinite contract. The applicable rate will be calculated according to the following annual basic salaries:
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Annual Basic Salary | Yearly Reimbursement per employee | Total maximum potential reimbursement per employee after 3 years |
| Class A | Up to €13,999 | €1,500 plus 4.5% of basic annual salary | €4,890 |
| Class B | €14,000 to €17,999 | €1,750 plus 5% of basic annual salary | €7,950 |
| Class C | €18,000 to €21,999 | €2,000 plus 5.5% of basic annual salary | €9,630 |
| Class D | €22,000 & above | €2,250 plus 6% of basic annual salary up to a maximum of €3,750 | €11,250 |
Special Conditions:
Employees remaining in Class A for Years 2 and 3:
- Year 2: €1,000 + 4.5% of basic salary
- Year 3: €500 + 4.5% of basic salary
Link: https://mygozo.gov.mt/?form=supporting_sustainable_quality_employment_in_gozo_scheme&language=EN