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Article 2 (31) of Law no. 92/2012 (so-called Fornero Law) introduced the payment of a fee by the employers, in relation to each worker dismissed from permanent employment, in all cases that, regardless of the contribution requirement, qualify for the ASPI unemployment allowance (presently, NASPI). The amount due is equal to 41% of the NASPI’s ....

Some of the measures set forth in Legislative Decree no. 14 of 12 January 2019 and published in the Official Gazette on the following 14 February entered into force on 16 March 2019, implementing delegating law no. 155 of 19 October 2017, and laying down the new “Code of corporate crises and insolvency” (the “Code“). ....

The National Labour Inspectorate, with Circular Letter no. 1881 of 25 February 2019, has clarified aspects concerning the application of Article 4, Workers’ Statute, in the event of occurrence – following changes in the company ownership structure (mergers, transfers, incorporations, leases of company or business lines) – of a change of ownership of a company ....

On 10 January 2019, the Council of the national register of chartered accountants (“Ordine dei Commercialisti”), together with the Italian banking association ABI (“Associazione Bancaria Italiana”), the Consiglio Nazionale Forense and Confindustria, published a document titled “Consolidated principles for defining organisational models and the tasks of the supervisory body and the prospects for a review ....

By way of judgment No. 4672 filed on 18 February 2019, the Court of Cassation has once again ruled on the lawfulness of dismissal for elimination of a job position when such position is reinstated a few months after the employer’s termination of the employment relationship. The case refers to an electronics engineer specialised in ....