Hélène Martinelli
Freelance
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
Italy: work-life balance at the heart of the new Lavazza agreement
The News. Italian coffee giant Lavazza and the Fai-Cisl and Uila unions signed an agreement on June 30th that emphasizes work flexibility. This text, concluded for three years (2026–2028)...
8 September 2026
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Italy: government reaffirms opposition to minimum wage introduction
Responding in passing to the opposition’s call for a national minimum wage, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pointed to government efforts to boost workers’ purchasing power by...
2 June 2023
Italy: Intesa Sanpaolo agreement has been signed on the four-day working week and hybrid working
The agreement signed between Intesa Sanpaolo and the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions augments measures Italy's leading bank has been implementing since January 2023. In...
1 June 2023
Italy: Acea Group signs ‘People and Participation Charter’ MoU
Italian multi-utility provider Acea together with the trade union bodies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) defining a new participatory people-centred industrial relations model. The...
25 May 2023
Italy: banking sector social partners agree to extend their collective agreement renewal date
On 26 April, and with procedures for the renewal of the banking sector national collective bargaining agreement (NCA) falling behind schedule, both the employers’ organisation (ABI –...
4 May 2023
Italy: agreement on hybrid working for the Generali Group
On 20 April, Generali Group, Italy’s global insurance and asset management provider, together with the unions First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca, FNA and SNFIA, signed a smart working agreement that...
3 May 2023
Italy: government makes fixed-term employment contracts more flexible and supports employees’ purchasing power
On 01 May, International Workers’ day Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a decree-law addressing various labour related issues. Included in the text is a relaxation of norms surrounding...
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2 May 2023
Italy: national committee set up to combat undeclared work
On 6 April, Italy’s Ministry of Labour set up a national committee to prevent and combat undeclared work, a measure included in the country’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan...
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21 April 2023
Italy: Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Labour Inspectorate and the council of corporate social law consultants
On 29 March, the Labour Inspectorate (Ispettorato Nazionale del Lavoro (INL)) and the Council of the Order of Labour Consultants (a regulated profession of corporate-specialist social law...
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11 April 2023
Italy: TIM seeking to promote gender parity through early retirement and recruitment measures
TIM, the Italian mobile, fixed telephony and internet services group (formerly Telecom Italia) has secured agreement with the trade unions in plans for a fresh series of voluntary early retirement...
4 April 2023
Italy: new fathers who resign from their jobs are entitled to unemployment insurance
In a circular dated 20 March 2023 the INPS (National Institute for Social Security) pension institute indicates it is opening eligibility for unemployment insurance (NASpI) to new fathers who have...
29 March 2023
Italy: dismissal for homophobic insults to a colleague justified (judgment)
An employee who publicly insults a colleague using homophobic language is liable to dismissal for disciplinary reasons, Italy's highest court has ruled. In a judgment handed down on 9 March, the...
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24 March 2023
Italy definitively transposes the European Directive on whistle-blowers
After both the preliminary adoption in Italy’s Council of Ministers on 09 December 2022, and the opinion of Parliament, the decree-law of 10 March 2023 definitively transposes the European...
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23 March 2023
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EU: insurance sector social partners commit to addressing violence and harassment at work
The news. The trade union UNI Europa Finance and the employers’ federations Insurance Europe, Amice and Bipar signed an addendum to their 2022 joint declaration on diversity and inclusion on...
18 September 2026
Juliette Baudry (Boiron): “An intergenerational mechanism to better accommodate different life stages”
Since 1 September 2026, employees of the pharmaceutical group Boiron (1,700 employees in France) have benefited from a “key life moments account”. Resulting from an agreement signed last February...
18 September 2026
France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
EU: Commission proposes a list of worker-related criteria for public procurement
The news. On 9 September, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation aimed at unifying European public procurement law, which accounts for 15% of European GDP. It is notably set...
17 September 2026
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France: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
3 September 2026
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
11 September 2026
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
14 September 2026
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
15 September 2026
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...
16 September 2026
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Denmark: introduction of a professional ID card for construction site workers
The news. On 3 September, the Danish Parliament adopted a bill introducing a mandatory professional ID card for people working on large construction sites. The card will include, among other...
15 September 2026