On 15 October, Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a decree law that will allow for more effective intervention related to occupational health and safety violations and illegal work. The text strengthens sanctions, expands the role of the labour inspectorate, and facilitates coordination between the institutions that are responsible for controlling and monitoring. These measures are all the more necessary as Italy continues to record a record number of victims of workplace accidents with official data from Inail* already having registered 772 deaths for the first eight months of 2021.
The decree law, adopted after a brief consultation with the social partners (c.f. article No. 12724), amends law 81/2008 on safety at work.
Potential to suspend a company’s operations. In cases of serious violations of the health and safety at work regulations, the Labor Inspectorate may decide to suspend a company’s business operations. Suspension was previously only possible in the case of repeated violations. Violations that can result in suspension are both general in nature (e.g. absence of
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