Partit Momentum outlined a set of proposals aimed at addressing job insecurity and precarious employment conditions in Malta, positioning these reforms as part of a broader push for a fairer labour market.The party argues that current employment practices leave too many workers in a prolonged state of uncertainty, particularly through the widespread use of temporary or definite contracts that can be repeatedly renewed for years before becoming permanent.The party said that the widespread use of definite contracts has effectively become a mechanism for keeping workers in sustained uncertainty rather than responding to genuine short-term staffing needs.It stated that if elected, Momentum would push for the period after which a definite contract must convert into an indefinite one to be reduced from four years to two.It also proposed that where a post is left vacant following a non-renewal, employers should be legally required to re-offer the role to the same employee if the position is reopened within one year. Momentum argued that workers should have stability rather than remain in a constant state of waiting.Momentum went on to say that Malta’s current parental leave provisions fall short of what families require. It stated that it would push to increase maternity leave to 26 weeks at full pay.It also proposed that parental leave should be paid at full pay for a total of one year, to be shared between parents, with four months of that entitlement being non-transferable. The party argued that this would give children a better start and promote a more equal distribution of caring responsibilities between parents.Momentum also highlighted what it described as persistent pay disparities, stating that care workers, security guards, and secretaries employed through agencies or private companies often earn less than state employees performing identical work alongside them, despite existing laws that it says are not being effectively enforced.It described this situation as unjust and said it would act to address it in Parliament, insisting that the same work must result in the same pay regardless of who employs the worker.“Workers in Malta are only asking for a permanent contract after years of loyalty, decent leave to raise a child, and the same pay as the colleague doing the identical job next to them. Both PL and PN have had decades to deliver this and have failed. Momentum in Parliament will,” said Momentum’s Dr Matthew Agius.What do you make of these proposals?•