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2 May 2017 • Insights

DID YOU KNOW THAT… there are new rules regarding joint liability for tender contracts?

Law decree No. 25 has been converted into Law No. 49 dated 20 April with which, among other things, on the topic of tender contracts, the benefit of prior discussion of the main debtor (introduced in 2012) has been abolished. Therefore, the client may be attacked even before the contractor for any wage claims, social ....

28 April 2017 • Insights

“Fight against bribery and corruption in the private sector under the governing rules of law 231” (Newsletter Norme & Tributi No. 114 – Italian-German Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

La lotta alla corruzione nel settore privato subisce un importante assesto grazie alla pubblicazione, lo scorso 30 marzo, del D.Lgs. 38/17. La novella normativa ha ampliato la platea dei soggetti attivi autori di reato passibili di sanzione, includendovi, accanto agli amministratori, direttori generali e dirigenti anche i dipendenti che svolgono attività lavorativa con l’esercizio di ....

3 April 2017 • Insights

Gli strumenti a tutela del Whistleblower all’interno del Modello 231 (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 113 – Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

Lo scorso 28 febbraio è iniziato l’esame al Senato del Ddl n. 2208, recante disposizioni per la tutela degli autori di segnalazioni di reati...

27 March 2017 • Insights

Italian Draft Law No. 25/2017: Goodbye to vouchers and news on tenders

Italian Law decree No. 25 dated 17 March 2017, published on the Official Gazette, has revoked the regulations on ancillary work, voiding completely the instrument already weakened by the latest legislative interventions applied by the amendments to the Jobs Act. Now new legislative policy instruments will have to be designed to fight unreported employment and ....

27 March 2017 • Insights

Approved at the Chamber the draft law on self-employment and the “remote working”

The Chamber, in the session dated 9 March 2017, has approved the Italian Draft Law detailing measures for the protection of non-entrepreneurial self-employment and measures aimed at favouring the flexibility in terms of time and place for employed work (the so called remote working). The provision now is sent back to the Senate for final approval. ....

27 March 2017 • Insights

The “new” 2103 of the Italian Civil Code: Stricter repêchage obligation

The Court of Milan, with judgement No. 3370, filed on 16 December 2016, has stated that the employer, in case of dismissal for financial reasons, in verifying whether to assign the employee to other tasks within the company (the so called repêchage obligation) cannot limit itself to tasks equivalent to the ones performed by the ....

27 March 2017 • Insights

National collective bargaining agreement renewal for metalworkers: contractual text on welfare

On 27 February 2017 Federmeccanica and Assistal with Fim, Fiom and Uilm finalised the contractual text on welfare. The various provisions include among others: (i) employers, effective from 1 June 2017, shall make available to their employees a range of welfare goods and services in the amount of Eur 100 increased to Eur 150 and ....

27 March 2017 • Insights

Unlawful dismissal for reduction of costs if the employer does not demonstrate the effectiveness of the downsizing

The Court of Cassation with judgement No. 5323 dated 2 March 2017, expressed once again its opinion on the lawfulness of dismissal for objective just cause in order to define its contents and limitations. In the specific case, an administration clerk challenged his dismissal, ordered for a needed corporate cost reduction. The Company, even if ....