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Categories: Legislation

The Chamber of Deputies has approved the Jobs Act. The bill is expected to receive final approval in early December.

Categories: Legislation

On 25 November 2014, art. 16 of Law 161/2014 entered into force. It brings Italian legislation into conformity with Directive 98/59/EC by including managers and their trade unions, which had previously been excluded, among the subjects to which the collective redundancy procedure applies in Italy as well.

Categories: Legislation

Employers may use data concerning their employees that are found on social networks. This has been established by the Privacy Authority and the judiciary.

Categories: Legislation

Starting 1 January 2015, the economic treatment that relates to persons who were dismissed as a result of a staff-reduction procedure and that is covered by the application of redundancy schemes will suffer a significant reduction.

Categories: Legislation

On 6 November 2014, the Chamber of Deputies gave final approval to the bill (S. 1612) to convert Decree Law No. 132/2014, which is aimed at improving the overall efficiency of civil lawsuits. Below is a summary of the main revisions.