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New laws and regulations
New bill on the use of the Italian language in employment contracts
The Italian Parliament is currently examining a bill that aims at ensuring the use of the Italian language in employment documents. The bill provides that employment contracts, as well as employees' job titles, must in all cases be written in Italian. If this bill becomes law, the new regulation would allow the use of foreign languages only in the absence of an Italian language counterpart. In the event of a breach of these provisions, the bill provides for administrative sanctions ranging from EUR 5,000 to EUR 100,000. We will keep you updated on the progress of this bill.
Public unemployment benefits for resigning working fathers
The Italian Social Security Agency (INPS) clarified that working fathers, who take mandatory paternity leave, are entitled to public unemployment benefits if they resign before their child is one year old.
More specifically, a working father is required to take leave from work for a period of 10 working days at any time from two months prior to the child's expected date of birth and five months after birth.
Case law developments
Dismissal of an executive level employee due to a conflict of interest
In a recent ruling, the Italian Supreme Court clarified that an executive-level employee (dirigente), who conceals the existence of a conflict of interest from the board of directors, can be lawfully dismissed. In the case at hand, an executive failed...
Former commerce minister Andrew Bayly says he was forced to resign as a minister on the basis of “false” claims from officials. Bayly decided not to stand for re-election, after serving 12 years as...