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30 November 2016 • Insights

The novelties of the remote working bill passed by the Senate

The remote working bill, approved by the Senate and which is now before the Chamber of Deputies, contains important novelties that may simplify this distance working method considerably. On the question of workplace accidents and occupational diseases, protection for employees against risks associated with services provided outside the company premises will be increased and the concept ....

30 November 2016 • Insights

The decree amending the criminal offence of illegal intermediation and exploitation of work set forth by section 603-bis of the Italian Criminal Code published by the Italian Official Gazette

Law no. 199 dated 29 October 2016, which amends illegal intermediation and exploitation of work set forth by section 603-bis of the Italian Criminal Code was published in edition 257 of the Official Gazette on 3 November 2016, just five years after its introduction in the Criminal Code by Law no. 148/2011. The amendments went ....

30 November 2016 • Insights

The Draft Agreement for the Renewal of the National Collective Labour Agreement for workers of the private metalworking and mechanical engineering industry was signed on 26 November 2016

The Draft Agreement for the renewal of the National Collective Labour Agreement for the private metalworking and mechanical engineering industry and installation of plants for the four-year period 2016-2019 was signed on 26 November 2016. The main novelties of the agreement include: (i) recognition, as from January 2017, of ex-post rather than ex-ante inflation year-over-year, ....

30 November 2016 • Insights

National Labour Inspectorate: early guidelines on the installation of GPS on company cars

The newly created National Labour Inspectorate has assumed a position on the interpretation to give to the new clause 4 of the Workers’ Statute as regards the installation of GPS equipment on company cars. With circular no. 2 dated 7 November 2016, the Inspectorate accordingly amended the opinion given on this point by the Milan ....

17 November 2016 • Insights

“Protecting workers in the case of natural disasters” (Il Giuslavorista.it, 17 November 2016 – Enrico De Luca, Luciano Vella)

Oggi più che mai il tema della tutela della salute e della sicurezza nei luoghi di lavoro ha assunto una centralità senza precedenti...

8 November 2016 • Insights

“The new opportunities for second tier collective bargaining negotiations ” (Il Giornale di Vicenza – Idea Enterprise, 08 November 2016 – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

L'evoluzione del contesto economico-sociale degli ultimi anni ha irrimediabilmente condizionato l'universo lavoristico. La globalizzazione, il crescente peso della concorrenza e il conseguente aumento...

8 November 2016 • Insights

“Call Center, not being subject to disciplinary power does not exclude employment” (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro – Il Sole 24 Ore, 08 November 2016 – Alberto De Luca, Luciano Vella)

Con sentenza 27 ottobre 2016, n. 21710, la sezione lavoro della Corte di Cassazione è tornata ad occuparsi delle peculiarità nei...

2 November 2016 • Insights

The 2017 Budget bill has been approved

The Council of Ministers approved the State budget bill for the fiscal year 2017 and for the three-year period 2017-2019. A variety of changes have been introduced in terms of labour law. In particular, it was announced that the taxation limit for the productivity bonus with a 10% tax flat rate will increase in 2017 ....