The 2022 Italian Budget Law (law no. 234/2021) has introduced a new three-stages procedure in case of redundancies caused by the closing of activities, with the aim to discourage the so-called offshoring, meaning the...more
On 7 December 2021, the Italian Government and the social partners (main employers’ associations and main national unions: hereinafter, the “Social Partners”) signed the National Protocol on Agile Working (“smart working”)...more
The Italian Parliament has approved a new bill – the so called “Gribaudo” law - with the aim to implement equal opportunities/treatment for male and female employees at the workplace in Italy and to prevent discrimination....more
By 23 November 2021 (and by 31 December of each year, for the following years) companies with local units with more than 100 employees in a regional capital, or in a metropolitan city, or in a provincial capital or in a...more
Among the provisions issued to reduce the spread of COVID-19 emergency, the Italian legislator extended the protections guaranteed by the National Agency for Insurance against the Risk of Injuries at Work (INAIL) to those...more
The COVID-19 emergency directly impacts on employment relationships both from a health & safety perspective, and regarding general management of relationships (i.e. salary obligations, effects of Government orders,...more
3/17/2020
/ China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health ,
Quarantine ,
Risk Management ,
Sick Leave ,
Workplace Safety
In this edition of our Global Employment Law Update we look at the effects of the rapid growth of the "gig" economy across the jurisdictions. There have been significant case law and legislative responses, particularly on...more
4/21/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
France ,
Germany ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Italy ,
Netherlands ,
South Africa ,
Spain ,
Temporary Employees ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour