Working activities executed through platforms: latest updates from the EU
23 May 2024
In Italy, determining the correct scheme of regulations to apply to platform workers remains a heated topic, revived by recent judgements of the Employment Courts. The latest European directive, whose formal adoption by the European Council is still awaited, may solve these discussions. On April 24th, 2024, the European Parliament formally adopted the content of […]
Trade NCBA renewal agreement: the new leave for women who suffered a gender-based violence
30 April 2024
As the NCBA applicable to trade and commerce employment relationships has recently been renewed, the representatives of the employers and the employees took into specific account, among other things, also the social status of male and female workers, providing for a new leave for women who have suffered gender-based violence. The National Collective Bargain Agreement […]Mandatory recording of working hours in Italy and Europe
24 January 2024
The amount of the monthly remuneration reported in each pay slip issued to employees is not always the same, given that these sums are made up of several elements, which may change from one reference period to the other, including – for various reasons – the number of hours worked. Especially when many employees are […]What moonlighting is and how it is applied in Italy
1 December 2023
There are several reasons why an employee might decide to embark on a new employment relationship while still entertaining one with the first employer. However, the Italian laws only allow such a decision under certain conditions. The so-called moonlighting phenomenon has a particular translation in the Italian jurisdiction. The moonlighting phenomenon has an Anglo-Saxon origin, […]What “ESG” factors are, and how to pursue them when managing human resources
23 October 2023
The attention to compliance with provisions on environment, social justice, and governance has lately been progressively imposed as a main topic, not only for large companies. They are now taken into account by consumers spending and market operators’ choices, who positively value companies truly invested in respecting such regulations. That is why ESG factors have […]Issues in choosing the governing law of a contract: the overriding mandatory provisions
3 August 2023
When concluding a contract that involves more than one jurisdiction because of the parties’ citizenships or the place of execution of the activities, they may choose the law that will govern their working agreement. Although there are no boundaries to the legislation to choose from, the terms and conditions of the agreement mustn't collide with […]Formal requirements in employment contracts with transnational features
28 July 2023
A contract can only be considered valid and effective when specific requirements are duly fulfilled, including those relating to the form of the agreement. With particular reference to contracts regulating employment relationships with transnational features, things can get further complicated. Below is a brief examination of the most relevant aspects to be considered. In Italy, […]Business visa: an alternative for working in Italy
15 June 2023
Having business interests in Italy but needing a title that could allow one to enter and leave the territory quickly can be a problem in day-to-day business and related activities. In such a context, a business visa can make the movement of extra-EU citizens much more straightforward. There are several ways in which individuals may […]Is there room for furlough in Italian labour law?
26 May 2023
In relation to working relationships holding international features, it is not rare that some procedures, normally executed in one country, are implemented in the other national legislations involved, even under other similar options they provide. As the furlough is not an exception to the above, here below is a brief recap of its characteristics and […]Legitimacy of dismissal for personal use of trade union permits
12 January 2023
Employees who hold roles which require them to attend trade unions organs, shall have the right to benefit permits allowing them to join the relevant meetings, as well as the duty to use such permits only for the purposes to which they are granted. With Ordinance no. 26198/2022, the Italian Supreme Court stated that taking […]