This month’s update on employment law matters in Italy includes developments for part-time employees and smart working as well as case law relating to sick leave and unfair competition in relation to hiring practices.
A new, one-time payment of EUR 550 will become payable to certain, qualifying employees who worked part-time during 2021, provided that (i) they had only one employment relationship in place and (ii) they did not receive unemployment pay or pension. The law also requires that the employee worked between a minimum of 7 weeks and a maximum of 20 weeks that year, with continuous work for at least one month. The indemnity will be paid directly by INPS and will not be subject to taxation.
The so-called “Simplification Decree” has changed the procedure on communication obligations required for smart working. In particular, the simplified procedure that was used during Covid, will continue to apply. Therefore, employers will only need to provide the Ministry of Labor with the names of the employees and the start and end dates of the period of smart working. It will no longer be necessary to send the individual smart working agreements to the Ministry but it will still be necessary to sign such an agreement with each employee who uses this kind of work. Failure to communicate the...
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