Italian Employment Law – In brief

Cohesion Decree: new incentives for hiring May 15, 2024 - The Government has adopted Decree Law No. 60 of 7 May 2024 (the so-called ‘Cohesion Decree’), which contains a series of incentives aimed at employment for the most disadvantaged in terms of age, gender, and employment status, as well as encouraging self-employed entrepreneurship in order to reduce territorial disparities. For each measure the decree specifies the recipients, duration, type of ... Read more
Immigrazione: nuove regole UE sul permesso unico Immigration: new EU rules for the single permit May 13, 2024 - On 30 April, Directive 2024/1233 was published, incorporating and amending the previous Directive 2011/98/EU that instituted the single permit issued to third-country nationals wishing to reside and work in a Member State The provision of a single application procedure leading to a combined title encompassing both residence and work permits has contributed to simplifying and harmonising immigration rules. With the same view of making it ... Read more
Conversion of “DL PNRR 4”: more news regarding contracting May 8, 2024 - Confirming the criminal sanctioning system provided for in the Decree for unlawful lease of personnel (see our newsflash “Publication of New Decree PNRR 4” of 11.03.2024), conversion law no. 56 of 29 April 2024 once again intervenes on the guidelines of contracting. It stipulates that the personnel employed in contracting and subcontracting shall now be accorded not only ... Read more
Gender equality: pay attention to the deadlines for the biennial report and social security contributions’ exemption Gender equality: pay attention to the deadlines for the biennial report and social security contributions’ exemption April 15, 2024 - With a notice published on its website on 10 April, the Ministry of Labour announced that the deadline for submitting the 2022-2023 Biennial Report has been postponed from 30 April to 15 July 2024. We remind you that, pursuant to Article 46 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 198/2006, companies with more than 50 employees must draw up a report on the situation of male and female employees every two years and send it to the Ministry of Labour, the Works Councils, the Regional Equality Councillor and the President of the Council of Ministers Department of Equal Opportunities.