Recruit in Malta

Recruit in Malta is a staffing and human resources agency that has been operating since 2017 from San Ġwann, a residential and business town on the central east side of the island. It supplies businesses with temporary workers, finds permanent staff, and looks after the paperwork that comes with employing people, including permits for workers from outside the EU. It also helps jobseekers, who can send a CV and be matched with vacancies.

On VisitMalta.co.uk it is listed in our directory of recruitment agencies in Malta. Its clients are mostly employers who need people quickly, such as hotels, restaurants, warehouses and logistics firms, and it has worked with more than 40 companies. Readers new to the island can start with our overview of Malta.

Temporary staff and HR takeover

The core of the business is temping and outsourcing. The agency draws on a pool of more than 250 pre-screened, qualified candidates and handles the scheduling, contracts, Jobsplus registration and payroll, so the client does not need to carry staff on its own books. Numbers can be scaled up or down without long-term commitments, and employers can try a candidate on a trial period before deciding whether to keep them on.

For businesses that want to hand over more, the HR Takeover service covers the whole HR function or just the parts that eat up management time. The agency uses its own recruitment software, called Berry, which holds more than 10,000 active candidates and manages availability, appointments and rosters. Staff can look at their rosters through the system, and roles go out on Malta's job boards, in more than thirty Facebook groups and through partners in India, the Philippines and China.

Its Temporary Relievers can be sent at very short notice, sometimes within hours, with a 98.2 per cent same-day success rate. A separate Runner service, running for over ten years, provides trained people who can be on site in under an hour between 5am and midnight, with geo-tagged, digital clock-ins. That is useful for covering sickness or planning leave, particularly in a busy tourist season: our weather guide for Malta shows why summer demand spikes.

Work permits and compliance advice

Since 2017 the agency has handled registration of third-country nationals (TCNs) with Identità and Jobsplus, the Maltese bodies that deal with residence and employment. Its Compliance Advisory Services team guides employers through the paperwork, from first application to approval, and covers change of employer procedures, renewals and family reunification.

The team's own advice for employers is practical: match the declared job to the worker's real qualifications, structure salaries and contracts properly, submit complete and correct documents, keep a clean compliance history and plan each application before submitting it.

Employers who also need company set-up, accounting or tax support can look at our featured partner CLA Malta and our guide to Malta tax for UK nationals. If you are a professional considering a move, our Malta relocation guide covers the practical steps, and our guide to remote working from Malta explains the nomad residence route.

Skills Pass coaching and help for candidates

Non-EU and non-EEA workers in hospitality and tourism need a Skills Pass to get or renew a work permit. The agency offers a coaching programme of five personalised one-hour sessions, preparation for both parts of the assessment and mock exams. It works for candidates still abroad, newly arrived or long settled in Malta, and employers receive regular progress updates. If you are curious about the sector these workers serve, our guide to things to do in Malta shows the visitor attractions behind the demand.

Candidates apply by sending their CV, and the recruiters match skills to openings. Candidates on a definite contract have fixed-term work, trial periods are paid, and a client ending a placement does not automatically end the candidate's relationship with the agency, which looks for a new opportunity. Candidates can also take a client's offer directly once a contract finishes.

The team and how to reach it

The agency is led by CEO Daniel Coppini, with managers covering systems, sales, dispatch and compliance, general management and field operations, and a wider operational team behind them. The office is at Hudson Court on Triq San Ġwann ta' L-Għargħar, open on weekdays from 9am to 5pm. Neighbouring San Ġwann businesses in our directory include A4 Services Limited, an accountancy practice that employers may also need once they are hiring.

Whether you are an employer looking for staff or a jobseeker, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to the Recruit in Malta team.