DLP Insights

The night before Christmas, the Italian Government has approved the first of the decrees meant to implement the reform legislation approved by the Parliament by the beginning of December, affirmed as aimed at deeply reforming the most sensitive aspects of Italian employment law (i.e., mainly shock absorbers, dismissals and incentives to employment and re-employment). For sure the implementation decree in question, ruling a new discipline applicable to dismissals, is the most awaited Decree among the others which the Government has announced to pass quickly.

After the approval of the Stability law for 2015 easier hiring will become part of the legal scenario: private sector employers who hire new employees with open-ended contracts from 1 January to 31 December 2015 will benefit, subject to certain conditions, and for a maximum of 36 months, from an exemption of the overall contribution they must pay, up to a limit of 8,060 euro per year.

One of the new features of the 2015 Stability Law is the possibility for employees (with a contract of at least six months) to collect the portions of accrued post-employment benefits (Italian TFR) on a monthly basis.

The 80 euro bonus introduced experimentally for only part of 2014, has become permanent. It should be noted that the income required for having the right to the 80 bonus will not include payment of post-employment benefits in the pay packet.

On 30 December 2014 an agreement was signed between Confindustria and Federmanager for renewal of the CCNL dirigenti contract, which will expire on 31 December 2018.