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Job Act: The labour reform changes the rules for mandatory employment. Numerous new measures regarding mandatory employment of people with disabilities were introduced by Legislative Decree 151/2015, which became effective 24 September.

The first phase of the implementation of Jobs act is drawing to a close with the publication of the remaining 4 legislative decrees on 23 September 2015 in Italy’s Official Gazette. It started 6 months ago with the contract with increased protection based on seniority. Phase two is set to begin where the Ministry of ....

With the enactment of the “Laws overhauling contracts”, namely Italian Legislative Decree no. 81/2015, a new phase is starting in contractual dynamics and trade union bargaining. There is a significant expansion of the areas where second level agreements can deviate from the general rules of various contractual regulations thus allowing employers to adapt them to ....

Autumn 2015 looks like it is going to be a hot one as negotiations are set to start for the renewal of 23 different national collective contracts. The renewal of the most important contracts includes the metalworking sector and chemical-pharmaceutical industry. The negotiations will take place in a context where important employment-related legal reforms have ....

The Milan Court, Employment Section, with her sentence, rejected an appeal submitted by three employees of our Client, who had challenged some conservative disciplinary sanctions inflicted on them (specifically suspension from work and pay), considering them disproportionate since the employer (i) had tolerated their minor breaches for years and (ii) had given them a warning ....