Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Italy which reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Italy: Unvaccinated over-50s lose access to workplaces
All employees over the age of 50 must now be fully vaccinated, have recovered from COVID-19 or have a formal medical exemption …
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Italy: Discriminatory dismissal for exceeding maximum sick leave
An employee failed to win their claim that their dismissal was discriminatory, due to an error in their plea …
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Italy: Clarifications on compulsory occasional consultancies
Employers must now inform the Labour Inspectorate about “occasional use” of consultants …
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Italy: Lawful to exclude trade unions from renewal negotiations
A company may exclude a trade union from renewal of a collective agreement if the union failed to sign the previous second level agreement …
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Italy: New Italian procedure to contrast offshoring and related dismissals
A new three step procedure to discourage offshoring has been introduced by the 2022 Budget Law …
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Italy: Michelin’s subsidiary innovates on agile work and the right to disconnect
Even though it is expressly contrary to European Court of Justice Case Law, the Company Michelin Italy has informed employees that they may work without logging start and finishing times …
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Italy: Green Pass – activity list where it is not needed
The Council of Ministers has issued a new list of indoor activities where a Green Pass is no longer required …
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Italy: “APE” social security allowance deadlines
A new set of “APE” social security allowance deadlines has been announced for qualifying employees aged 63+ …
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Italy: The digitalisation of Corporate Law has begun
Legislative Decree number 183/21 allows for the incorporation of an Italian Company and formation of its branches entirely by digital means …
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Italy: Mandatory health and safety training
The obligation to undertake mandatory health and safety training now extends to business owners …
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Italy: Examination of green passes via email
Daily examination of green passes by employees can now be undertaken remotely via email …
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Italy: Agreement on ‘smart working’ protocol beyond Covid-19
A national Protocol has been agreed on remote working in the private sector that will build on law 81/2017 and the emergency measures launched at the start of the pandemic …
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Italy: Unlawful recordings
ITALY: A tribunal in Venice has found that the secret recoding of a meeting with an employer for the purpose of sharing the contents with colleagues was unlawful …
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Italy: Green passes for work
Daily examination of green passes by employees can now be undertaken remotely via email …
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Italy: New provisions to implement equal opportunities/treatment at work
A new Bill introduces the “Gribaudo” equal opportunities law, applicable with effect from next year …
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