Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Italy which reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Italy: Extension of 2023 strenuous work reporting
The deadline for employers to report online the types of strenuous activities and night work performed by their employees during the year 2022 has been extended from 31st March to 17th April 2023 …
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Italy: Dismissal communicated to the employment centre and not to the employee is void
Employee was not correctly dismissed …
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Italy: Recovery of contribution waivers
Wage guarantee funds may now be recovered …
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Italy: Dismissal of an employee who goes to the stadium during illness is illegitimate – Court of Arezzo
Employee seen attending a Serie A football match during sick leave could not be dismissed …
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Italy: Company doctor for remote workers
The Ministry of Labour and Social Policies has clarified that companies with employees working remotely under an agile work scheme (smart working) could appoint different company doctors for these employees …
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Italy: Tribunal allows secret recording of colleagues
The Tribunal at Velletri has acknowledged as lawful any recording of colleagues if it was undertaken in order to pursue a court case …
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Italy: Remote working right for certain workers
Employees classified as ‘vulnerable’ continue to have the right to work remotely until 30th June 2023 …
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Italy: Youth unemployment rate rose to 22.9% in January 2023
Youth unemployment rises – as does the number of people in work …
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Italy: Compensation level in the case of a retaliatory dismissal
The Court of Appeal in Brescia has found that if an employee challenges their dismissal on grounds that it was retaliatory, then the compensation payable if they win their case must be limited to a reasonable time before they could find new work …
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Italy: What happens if a collective agreement has no duration limit?
The Supreme Court has found that either party to the agreement may withdraw at any time and the agreement cease to exist …
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Italy: Role reassignment involving demotion
A recent Supreme Court case has found that a Call centre team leader could not be lawfully demoted to an operator under Article 2103 of the Civil Code …
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Italy: Redundancies confined to single production units
Although Article 5 of Law no …
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Italy: Grants to achieve gender equality certification
The Lombardy region has set up a special fund to help SMEs which have an HQ in the region to gain gender equality certification …
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Italy: Transition period may apply to ‘generational relay’ schemes
Employers are often not aware that bilateral solidarity funds exist to assist employees up to 36 months away from retirement to retire early, as long as their job is filled by someone under the age of 36 …
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Italy: Public transport voucher to be granted only to low-salary workers
A new decree law [number 5] has reduced the upper earnings limit for receipt of an annual voucher from 35,000 euros to 20,000 euros a year …
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