The Supreme Court of Cassation has declared that the supply of work agency is not liable for the sufficiency of the condition given by the supply of work utiliser, within the framework of the fixed term supply of work contract, signed with the employee.
Nov
27
2020
Italy: Decreto Ristori and Decreto Ristori Bis – Related to the epidemiological emergency by COVID-19
The Decrees introduce further urgent measures in the field of health protection, support to workers and enterprises and justice, related to the epidemiological emergency by COVID-19. Below is a summary of the main contents of the Decrees: Decreto Ristori Non-repayable grants In order to support the operators of the economic sectors affected by the restrictive […]
Apr
23
2020
Italy: Approval of redundancy fund by way of derogation and the suspension of dismissals
The so called “Decreto Cura Italia“ refers to the approval of redundancy fund by way of derogation and the suspension of dismissals. The Italian Government also issued a new law with measures aimed at helping Italian companies
Jan
29
2020
Italy: Collective dismissals before and after Jobs Act now under review
The disparity in treatment caused by the coexistence of two different sanctioning regimes governing illegitimate collective dismissals of employees hired before and after the “Jobs Act” took effect on 7 March 2015, is notably problematic. The Court of Naples therefore, has asked the European Court of Justice and the Italian Constitutional Court to weigh-in on this matter
Dec
19
2019
Italy: New law on Gig Workers entered into force on 3 November 2019
New law provides protections for people delivering goods on behalf of a third-party, using bicycles and/or motorcycles within the territorial limit of the city, by means of digital platforms (so called riders)
Nov
27
2019
Italy: Court rules on Application of Criteria in the Transfer of Employees
Application of the criteria provided by mandatory law for collective dismissals can be used to identify the employees to be transferred from one work seat to another
Sep
28
2019
Italy: Collective dismissal before and after “Jobs Act”
The Court of Milan raises a question of difference in treatment before the European Court of Justice
Jul
27
2019
Italy: The so-called “growth decree” and its most significant employment law provisions
The so-called “Growth Decree” which entered into force after the publication in the Official Journal on 14 July 2019 is primarily aimed at boosting economic growth through tax cuts – intervened with some significant innovations and incentives from an employment law perspective as well
Jun
25
2019
Italy: The latest Court of Cassation ruling on collective dismissal and discrimination against female employees
The Supreme Court of Cassation recently confirmed the legislative principle according to which – in the context of a collective dismissal procedure – it is not possible to dismiss a percentage of female employees higher than the one existing in the area subject to the reorganisation
May
29
2019
Italy: First legislative provisions regarding “riders” of the “gig economy” arrive from Region Lazio
The wide case law debate concerning the qualification of “riders” type of work