On September 23, 2014, the Italian government presented, before the Senate, draft enabling legislation that would completely overhaul the country’s labor law. The focus is on abolishing Article 18 that provides for the re-instatement of workers deemed to be dismissed unfairly. Unions are also sounding the alarm over various other workers rights threatened by the reforms and they are intensifying their calls for others to oppose the reform project.
Major themes. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is looking for swift approval of the enabling legislation that will allow the government to simplify the labor code (c.f. article No. 8573). The deadline is set for October 8, 2014, coinciding with the European Summit on Employment being held in Milan. In order to accelerate its passage through parliament, the government presented, on September 17, 2014 an amendment that replaces the highly controversial Article 4. Its approval allowed the draft law...
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