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The reform also introduces a new discipline to simplify and promote apprenticeship contracts. The Parliament has just approved Decree Law 34/2014 implementing a substantial reform of the discipline of short term contracts in Italy.

The Ministry of Parliamentary Relations, Maria Elena Boschi, announced that the government will resort again to the question of confidence in order to obtain the approval without amendments by Camera dei deputati.

The amended decree obtained the second vote of confidence by the Senate. Now it has to obtain the definitive approval by the “Camera dei deputati”.

The European Commission is releasing the refinancing process provided by the Law Decree 76/2013, which provides an incentive for the hiring of young people with open ended contract by providing funds of EUR 794 million exclusively in favor of the central-northern regions.

Court of Cassation, with judgment no. 9226/2014, specified that once the agent disregarded the exclusivity of the area assigned he/she is not entitled to claim the payment of commissions regarding bargains concluded by the company - directly or through other agents - in such area.