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29 December 2014 • Insights

JOBS ACT: THE ACT ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT UNDER PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TAKES SHAPE

The night before Christmas, the Italian Government has approved the first of the decrees meant to implement the reform legislation approved by the Parliament by the beginning of December, affirmed as aimed at deeply reforming the most sensitive aspects of Italian employment law (i.e., mainly shock absorbers, dismissals and incentives to employment and re-employment). For sure the implementation decree in question, ruling a new discipline applicable to dismissals, is the most awaited Decree among the others which the Government has announced to pass quickly.

24 December 2014 • Insights

STABILITY LAW: EASIER HIRING STARTING IN 2015 (IL SOLE 24 ORE, 24 DECEMBER 2014, PAGE 33)

After the approval of the Stability law for 2015 easier hiring will become part of the legal scenario: private sector employers who hire new employees with open-ended contracts from 1 January to 31 December 2015 will benefit, subject to certain conditions, and for a maximum of 36 months, from an exemption of the overall contribution they must pay, up to a limit of 8,060 euro per year.

22 December 2014 • Insights

ADVANCE ON POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN PAY PACKETS (IL SOLE 24 ORE, 22 DECEMBER 2014, PAGE 5)

One of the new features of the 2015 Stability Law is the possibility for employees (with a contract of at least six months) to collect the portions of accrued post-employment benefits (Italian TFR) on a monthly basis.

21 December 2014 • Insights

THE 80 EURO BONUS IN PAY PACKETS BECOMES PERMANENT (IL SOLE 24 ORE, 21 DECEMBER 2014, PAGE 7)

The 80 euro bonus introduced experimentally for only part of 2014, has become permanent. It should be noted that the income required for having the right to the 80 bonus will not include payment of post-employment benefits in the pay packet.

19 December 2014 • Insights

RENEWAL OF INDUSTRY MANAGER NATIONAL LABOUR CONTRACT

On 30 December 2014 an agreement was signed between Confindustria and Federmanager for renewal of the CCNL dirigenti contract, which will expire on 31 December 2018.

17 December 2014 • Insights

NEW LAW ON PRIVACY IN THE WORKPLACE (IL SOLE 24 ORE, 17 DECEMBER 2014, PAGE 43)

Law no. 183 became effective as of 16 December 2014 which grants the Government to power to revise the current Italian law regarding remote control in workplaces as per article 4 of the Worker Statute.

11 December 2014 • Insights

CASSATION: CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED IN COURT CASES (IL SOLE 24 ORE, 11 DECEMBER 2014, PAGE 47)

With its ruling no. 25682 of 28 October 2014, the Cassation Court established that it is illegal to dismiss a worker for having submitted company documents considered confidential during court proceedings undertaken by the employee to protect his job (in the case in hand, granting of a higher contractual level), since the right to defence is guaranteed by article 24 of the Constitution and has precedence over any company needs for confidentiality.

9 December 2014 • Insights

CASSATION COURT: INVESTIGATIONS AIMED AT PROTECTING COMPANY ASSETS ARE LEGAL (IL SOLE 24 ORE, 9 DECEMBER 2014, PAGE 42)

With ruling no. 25674 of 9 October 2014, filed on 4 December 2014, the Cassation Court once again intervened on the issue of control performed by employers using investigation agencies, confirming its legality when performed to protect company assets, as long as the investigation agency's control is limited "to illegal acts performed by employees not solely linked to mere failure to fulfil an obligation".