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24 July 2017 • Insights

The draft renewal of the Confapi Engineering Workers Employment Agreement (CCNL Meccanici Confapi) has been signed

On 3 July 2017, the draft renewal of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for SMEs in the engineering industry was signed by Unionemeccanica, Fim, Fiom and Uilm and involves about 300 thousand workers. The draft specifies that (i) the Agreement will last four years and expire on 31 October 2020; (ii) the contractual increases will be ....

20 July 2017 • Insights

The Italian labour market reform pushes Lombardy’s employment growth (Blog Invest in Lombardy, 20 July 2017)

The total number of people employed in Lombardy has reached a total of 4 million units, thus exhibiting a...

5 July 2017 • Insights
30 June 2017 • Insights

Remote Working: maintaining organisational models and managing employee health and safety (Newsletter Norme & Tributi No. 116 – Italian-German Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

The Italian Parliament, on May 10, 2017, approved a draft law on the protection of self-employment and flexible labour, which has been in force since June 13. The new legislation includes an entire section dedicated to the new method of performing work, according to the provisions of the so called “smart working”. Article 22 of ....

28 June 2017 • Insights

Legitimacy indexes of transnational posting according to the inspectors

With note No. 4833 dated 5 June 2017, the Italian Labour Inspectorate provided clarifications regarding the correct application of the Legislative Decree No. 136/2016 on the topic of transnational posting. With reference to the concept of “provision of services” the provision clarifies that such wide meaning term – which assumes the execution of temporary work ....

27 June 2017 • Insights

Company know-how prevails over the employee’s right of defence

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 12804 dated 22 May 2017, stated that a disciplinary measure can be applied to any employee who photocopies material representing company know-how, even if such activity is carried out to protect the employee’s right in a legal proceeding. In the specific case, the employee, first disciplined and then ....

27 June 2017 • Insights

Unlawful dismissal of employees who posted on Facebook comments against their employers

The Court of Cassation, by judgement No. 13799 dated 31 May 2017, intervened in the case of a dismissal for just cause issued against an employee who had posted on Facebook a few comments against her employer company as well as against her legal representative. In the specific case, the company was ordered at the ....

27 June 2017 • Insights

Grouping of companies in the case of fraudulent splitting

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 14175/2017, stated once again that, for the purpose of calculating the employment demand and verifying the company’s reasons for dismissal, a single centre of interest to which the employment relationship must be addressed applies only in the case of fraudulent splitting demonstrated in the context of different companies ....