DLP Insights

From July 1, 2011, United kingdom has adopted the so called “Bribery Act”, which corresponds to our Law 231/2001, implementing the international agreement Ocse regarding unlawful payments to foreign officer.

On June 28, 2011, CGIL, CISL and UIL signed an agreement that states that if a company agreement is approved by the majority of the Unitary Trade Union Representatives (so called “RSU”), or of the Company Trade Union Representatives (so called “RSA”), the relevant provisions are effective for all the employees and are binding for all the trade unions which signed the agreement.

The Ministry of Labour, with memorandum no. 15/2011, explained the formalities for the fulfillment of the communication obligation introduced by Legislative Decree no. 67/2011, which has regulated the benefit of early retirement for employees assigned to arduous and heavy jobs.

Within June 25, 2011 the employers have to send a communication to the local labour Authority (“Direzione Provinciale del Lavoro”) competent for the area and to the relevant social security institutions for the admission of the employees assigned to repetitive jobs to the pension benefits (Article 5, paragraph 2 of Legislative Decree No. 67/2011).

On June 9, 2011 the final version of the Legislative Decree - realization of one delegation of the so called “Collegato Lavoro” (Law no. 183/2010) - which aims to simplify and reorganize the provisions concerning the regulations of leaves for employees of public and private sectors, was approved by the Council of Ministers.