Italy: key labor-related provisions of the decree-law launching the “Destination Italy” program, the global reform to attract foreign investments

Decree-law No.  145 of December 23, 2013 (45/2013) is the first stage of the implementation of the government’s program, “Destination Italy,” which aims to “attract foreign investments and boost the competitiveness of Italian businesses.”  This plan is presented as a global reform for the country and covers several areas, including tax authorities, research, energy costs, and so on.  Within this framework, the government needs to come up with a “single text on the regulation of labor” (a bill on the subject should be presented by the end of the month) on order to ‘reshuffle’ complicated rules and “allow possible investors to understand and evaluate these rules.”  The first decree includes several provisions improving the fight against hidden labor and seriously emphasizing sanctions for breaking labor law.  Besides. They also provide for the right to buy an ailing company, priority given to its workers.
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More sanctions against irregular labor. The decree toughens sanctions for breaking the law in order to improve the fight against hidden and irregular labor as well as the protection of health and safety at work. The amount of the biggest sanction for black labor will notably increase by 30 percent. Before, it ranged between €1,500 and €12,000 for each irregular worker, plus €150 for each day worked. Now, it will range between €1,950 and €15,600, plus €195 for each day worked. There will al

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