Valentina Degirolamo

Rules on smart working were amended during the parliamentary conversion procedure of Decree Law no.115/2022 (so-called Decreto Aiuti-bis). With a completely unexpected twist, the provisions that regulated the use of smart working during the pandemic have been reinstated. Until the end of the year, in fact, companies will be able to resort to smart working even in the absence of individual agreements and to file a simplified communication. As … Read more

A new tranche of bonuses for workers and stricter consequences for medium-large companies that cease operations, also as a result of delocalisation. These are the main labour-related points of interest introduced by Decree Law no. 144 of 23 September 2022 (the so-called Aiuti-Ter Decree). Company closures Amendments have been made to the rules provided for by the 2022 Budget Law, which introduced new procedural obligations for … Read more

As a result of the European debate on the minimum wage—ongoing for some years now and accelerated with the economic crisis caused by the pandemic—the EU Council and the European Parliament reached an agreement following the proposal for a directive presented on 28 October 2020. The objective of the European Union is not to standardise … Read more

Author: Avv. Melania Soncin The European Union has set a goal: reach gender equality by 2026. Women and men, girls and boys have to be free to pursue their life choices and have equal opportunities to fulfil themselves. They have to be able to participate in the European society in the same way and gender … Read more

In the world of work, this goal is still a long way off, but there are many initiatives at national and European level aimed at achieving it. Author: Avv. Valeria Moriggi We hear more and more about equal opportunities, gender equality, equal pay, but what is meant by gender equality? What concrete measures have been put … Read more