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From January 1st 2018 paid paternity leave on the birth of a child will increase for all fathers from 2 to 4 days …

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A new law (No 81) has entered into force in Italy that seeks to protect non-entrepreneurial autonomous work and also encourage flexible working by “subordinate” workers (including employees) …

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A number of employment-related reforms are due to be passed by the Italian parliament and come into force this year. Since January tax relief has been available for companies hiring unemployed and socially disadvantaged workers in the less well-developed south of the country.  More recently, a new law on smart working has been introduced. Smart work differs from telework because there is no fixed location. The new law requires employers to enter into a special agreement before work may progress. Key to this law are security for data handled by mobile employees, ways to ensure that such workers comply with working time restrictions and the protection of health and safety of employees working outside company premises.

A Bill liberalizing the Italian market in a fundamental way has passed through the Italian Senate and must now complete its second reading in the Chamber of Deputies before becoming law …

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The 2016 Bill, submitted last year, allowing women up to 3 days paid menstrual leave is causing controversy as it resurfaces in a heated debate in the Italian national parliament …

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The Department of Labour and Social Security has formalized its constraints on the posting of workers from all foreign countries by setting up an on-line portal …

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It is becoming increasingly difficult for Italian companies to outsource work to call centres outside the EU …

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Following a national collective agreement for executives (“Dirigenti” and “Quadri”) in the Industrial sector in 2015, a new agreement covering executives in the tertiary, distribution and services sector was agreed this Summer and has just come fully into force …

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After remaining static for three months, average contractual hourly wage rates in June rose by 0 …

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The Italian government is planning to introduce a number of measures to combat absenteeism, particularly in the public sector …

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A first instance court in Verona has denied access to a corporate email account by a dismissed employee who was seeking reinstatement …

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A first instance court in Verona has denied access to a corporate email account by a dismissed employee who was seeking reinstatement …

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There is increasing controversy over the use of job vouchers as payment for a broad range of positions throughout the private sector in Italy …

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Employers wishing to hire non-EU nationals to work in Italy this year should move quickly to submit their applications before the annual quota is met …

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Following an amendment to Italian law, private-sector employees suffering from serious illnesses requiring life-saving treatment or from medical conditions ‘underlying or connected to’ a recognised disability are now formally exempt from the requirement to be available at their home during certain hours during sickness absence …

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