Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Italy which reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Italy: National recovery and resilience plan
The Italian government has forwarded to the European Commission its “National Recovery and Resilience Plan” …
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Italy: Agreement concluded between ENI and trade unions
An agreement just concluded between the leading oil company ENI and Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uilca trade unions will allow a major restructuring exercise to go ahead …
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Italy: Backpayments of social security for older workers
Employers may be finding that they are receiving demands from the INPS for backpayments of social security for older workers …
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Italy: Workplace vaccination programme
A framework agreement has been reached in Lombardy between the employers’ group Confindustria and the national association of occupational physicians to allow a workplace vaccination programme …
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Italy: Bayer’s flexible working policy
Staff working at Bayer’s Italian HQ in Milan will be able to take advantage of a new flexible working policy that will be operating until the end of this year …
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Italy: New agreement at TIM to speed up early retirements and facilitate generational renewal
The TIM Group (formerly Telecom Italia) has just reached an agreement under the Fornero law with SLC-Cgil, Fistel-Cisl, Uilcom and UGL Telecomunicazioni unions that will allow 1,300 early retirements by the end of November this year …
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Italy: Ban on employee dismissals extended until 30th June 2021
The government has extended the Sostegni decree until the end of 2021 at a cost of €32bn (US$37 …
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Italy: Suspension of social security contributions for some under 35’s
According to the 2021 Budget Law, companies that hire young people under the age of 35 during 2021-2022, will not pay employer social security contributions for a period of 36 months (3 years) …
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Italy: Agile work
Some insurance sector guidelines have been developed concerning “Agile Work“ …
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Italy: Milan prosecutors order food delivery groups to hire riders
The official assault on digital gig platforms continues with the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office linking up with the Labour Inspectorate to press home a case to force Glovo, JustEat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats to treat their 60,000 delivery workers as employees …
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Italy: Government ratifies ILO Violence and Harassment Convention
A new law has been passed following ratification of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Violence and Harassment Convention …
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Italy: Ban on dismissals extended until 31 March 2021
Employers are reminded that there is a universal ban on individual and collective terminations for business reasons until 31st March 2021 …
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Italy: Switzerland and Italy sign new deal on taxing cross-border workers
Many Italian nationals cross the Swiss border each day to work in the Cantons of Ticino, Graubünden, and Valais …
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Italy: Exemption from payment of social security contributions for up to 8 weeks
Companies that have not sought additional subsidised government benefits under the “wage integration” scheme may take advantage of an exemption from the payment of social security contributions for a maximum period of 8 weeks …
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Italy: Disability quotas during the health crisis
The Ministry of Labour continues to sidestep the issue of ongoing obligations to hire disabled staff to meet quotas during the health crisis …
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