On Sunday, June 8 and Monday, June 9, referendum voting is taking place, and important space is given to labor questions.
ItaliaOggi heard from four different law firms to understand what would change, from a practical point of view, if either the yes or the no vote wins.
“Exclusion of joint and several liability of the principal, contractor, and subcontractor for injuries sustained by the employee of contracting or subcontracting company as a consequence of the specific risks peculiar to the activities of contracting or subcontracting companies: Repeal.
The fourth question, which is related to occupational safety, seeks to extend the liability of the contracting company to injuries that are a consequence of the specific risks associated with the activities of contractors and subcontractors.
What changes? Lawyer Vittorio De Luca, managing partner De Luca & Partners, answers.
For workers
In the case of injuries and accidents suffered by a worker employed by the contractor, liability will always be joint and several, i.e., both in the hands of the client company and the company to which the work was contracted, with no exceptions.
Continue here to read the full version of the interview published in ItaliaOggi.
On 8 and 9 June, citizens will be called upon to cast their votes on the five abrogative referendums on labour and citizenship promoted by the CGIL in July 2024.
After passing the Court of Cassation’s scrutiny in December 2024, in February of this year the referendum requests were also given the green light by the Constitutional Court, which deemed them in conformity with the law and declared them admissible.
Of the five referendum questions, the four on labour issues concern, in particular
the regulation of the ‘Contract of employment with increasing protections
the maximum measure of compensation for unlawful dismissal in “small enterprises”;
the a-causality regime for fixed-term contracts;
the joint and several liability of the principal for compensation for damages in the event of accidents at work related to the specific activity of the contractor.
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