It is being bandied about that discussions are underway between the government and Air Malta pilots. They are the ones who, if chosen, will be flying the same planes and most of the same routes under the new “KM” brand when their old employer winds down early next year. Pilots who have been flying Air [...]

The law provides for the protection of workers’ rights in a transfer of business situation.  Basically, what happens is that when there is a transfer of business, workers’ acquired rights are protected, such that there is an automatic switch over of employment (and the rights attendant thereon) from the “old” to the “new” employer. If [...]