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Draft law 1751 currently before the Justice and Labour Commissions of the Chamber of Deputies, regulates “whistleblowing”, i.e. employee reporting of unlawful acts encountered at work- This is a system which guarantees legality that is not very widespread in Italy, but is much more so abroad, especially in Great Britain and the USA. It provides ....

Legislative Decree 151/2015, implementing the Jobs Act in terms of rationalisation and simplification of requirements, has repealed, effective as of 1 January 2017, paragraph 2, of article 3 of Law 68/1999. Therefore, starting on 1 January 2017, employers who employ more than 15 to 35 employees will have the obligation of hiring disabled workers as ....

With the new article 4 of Law 300/1970, rewritten by the Jobs Act, the obligation to adequately inform workers on the procedures for using equipment from which remote control of work activities and work instruments may occur as well as the procedures for performing controls becomes the requirement for being able to use information collected ....

Employment & Labour Law 4th Edition, published in association with Dechert - is now available online and is entirely free to access here.

What social shock absorbers does the Jobs Act include in the event of dismissal? And how do they reconcile with protections for maternity? We spoke with Elena Cannone, a lawyer from the De Luca & Partners law firm in Milan, specialised in employment law. Unemployment benefits (Italian mobilità) during pregnancy. This social shock absorber regards ....