Articles & Insight

Legislative Decree No. 104 of 27 June 2022 has been recently published. In accordance with European parameters, the decree introduces disclosure obligations for employers as well as “minimum requirements” to protect employees. These new guidelines apply to all subordinate employment contracts (fixed-term, open-ended, full and part-time) and, where compatible, to certain kinds of self-employment contracts (so called co.co.co.s and occasional collaborations), including those already in force at 1 August 2022. The measure … Read more

Italy too is ready to comply with Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions: on 22 June 2022, the Government announced approval of the so-called “Transparency Decree”. Pending publication in the Official Gazette, according to the outline of the measure available to date, companies are required to comply with new disclosure obligations at the time of hiring and during the … Read more

A further step has been taken towards fully defining a national gender equality certification system for businesses with the publication on 1 July of the Decree of the Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri (Prime Minister) of 29 April, issued pursuant to Budget Law 2022.  The so-called ‘pink stamp’ (bollino rosa), issued by accredited bodies, certifies the … Read more

The Shared Protocol to combat contagion in the workplace has been updated. As announced in the Italian Ministry of Labour’s communiqué dated 4 May, the Government and social partners respected their commitment: on 30 June 2022 they met and updated the Shared Protocol of 6 April 2021 containing guidelines to limit the spread of Covid … 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

New protection for the vulnerable employees and extension of simplified working. These are the main new provisions in Law no. 52 of 19 May 2022 converting, with amendments, Decree no. 24/2022 (the so-called Reopening Decree).  Despite the fact that the state of emergency ended on 31 March 2022, the legislature continues to use smart working … Read more