DLP Insights

From July 1, 2011, United kingdom has adopted the so called “Bribery Act”, which corresponds to our Law 231/2001, implementing the international agreement Ocse regarding unlawful payments to foreign officer.

The apprenticeship reform, besides the confirmation of the existing economic incentives, sets the chance to hire employees who are included in unemployment lists as apprentices.

On June 28, 2011, CGIL, CISL and UIL signed an agreement that states that if a company agreement is approved by the majority of the Unitary Trade Union Representatives (so called “RSU”), or of the Company Trade Union Representatives (so called “RSA”), the relevant provisions are effective for all the employees and are binding for all the trade unions which signed the agreement.

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 12919/2011, stated that, in the case of job places’ vacancy which have to be covered after selection proceeding, repeated assignment to an employee of the superior duties regarding the mentioned job places – each one for a period shorter than that one referred to in art. 2103 of Italian Civil Code - assumes to be caused by real organizational need, aimed to maintain the interruptive effect of the revocation of the superior duties’ assignment.

The Ministry of Labour, with memorandum no. 15/2011, explained the formalities for the fulfillment of the communication obligation introduced by Legislative Decree no. 67/2011, which has regulated the benefit of early retirement for employees assigned to arduous and heavy jobs.