On Friday 17 March, Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a law which will scrap so-called ‘vouchers’ for temporary work. These vouchers, issued as payment for ad hoc work, are used widely and often abusively by companies. The text also modifies how joint-liability as regards treatment of workers is enforced in the context of sub-contracting. The law seeks to avoid referenda, as had been promoted by the CGIL, the central trade union, and which would have taken place on 28 May.
Fearing the destabilising impact of the referenda put forward by the CGIL, in a move to review a number of flagship measures contained in recent labour reforms (see article n°10021), Paolo Gentiloni’s government decided to take on board the wishes of the central trade union. During a press conference held on Friday, he said that “dividing the country” by putting these issues to referenda would be “a mistake”, adding that it would be better to avoid “an ideological discussion which would have be
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