Anna Cozzarini 
In its circular dated 9 October 2023, the Ministry of Labour provided initial clarification regarding guidelines for fixed-term contracts and staff leasing, as amended by Decree No. 48/2023 converted, the so-called Labour Decree.
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On 3 October 2023 the Prime Ministerial Decree of 27 September 2023 (the so-called Flows Decree 2023-2025) was published in the Official Gazette, stipulating a total quota of 452,000 foreign citizens for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and defining the criteria for entry flows. Of the criteria pertinent to all the years in question the following stand out: a reduction of the gap between the numbers entering and the needs of the labour market, based on a programme of increasing quotas over the three years, consistent with the reception and integration capacity of foreign workers by local communities, the extension of the economic sectors, and incentives to attract highly skilled workers. Further specific criteria for entry within and over and above the set quotas are also detailed.
Decree Law No. 132 of 29 September 2023 has extended to 31 December 2023 the right to smart working for the so-called “extra-vulnerable” public and private sector employees. Until 31 December 2023, the right to smart working is also recognised for: parents of children under the age of 14; workers who, based on the company doctor’s assessment, are at a greater risk of contagion by Covid-19 due to age or immunodepression.
On 16 August 2023, Law no. 112 was published, converting Decree Law no. 75 of 22 June 2023 (the so-called DL PA-bis), which introduced at article 27 of the Consolidated Act on Immigration (Legislative Decree no. 286/98) an additional hypothesis of entry into Italy of foreign citizens for work reasons, without the need to comply … Read more
