The 4th Penal Section of the Cassation Court has established that the “contractor” employer shall be liable for accidents of its employees if it has not informed them…
Legislative Decree no. 106/09 became effective on 20 August, it integrates and corrects the Consolidated Act on safety at work (Legislative Decree no. 81/08). The most significant new…
INAIL (National institute for insurance against injuries at work) has published circular letter no. 43/09 with which it describes the operating procedures for communicating the information on Workers’…
Law no. 94/09 was published in the ordinary supplement of the Italian Official Gazette no. 170 of 24 July 2009. In addition to introducing laws related to public…
A decree of the Ministry of Labour dated 29 June 2009 changed the procedure for applying for this special redundancy fund in the event of a company crisis…
Social security contribution reliefs on performance bonuses for 2009 are still unavailable. The relevant ministerial decree, provided by the Law which established the relief (No 247/07), has not…
The General Department for the inspection activity of the Welfare, Labor and Health Ministry, with deed no. 69 of 10 September 2009, clarified that those employees who have…
As of 20 August 2009 some new obligations and procedures for risk assessment and for completion of the required documentation become effective. For those business activities already carried…
The Supreme Italian Court, decision n. 1778 of 30 July 2009, has assessed that in case of potential redundancies the employer is entitled to impose vacation periods even…
It has been approved by the Government so called anti-crisis measure, a law decree which contains some new regulations relating to employment, including: the possibility for employers, on…