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Employment Law Italy

Gain an understanding of Italian employment law in practice and acquire the knowledge and confidence to deal effectively with cross country HR issues

Event details

Participants: Maximum 25
London: 12th November 2013

Price: £550 + VAT
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Overview

If your organisation is setting up an office, or has existing operations, in Italy then you must ensure that you have an appreciation of key Italian employment laws as well as reliable information on employment conditions, policies and procedures. 

This Italian employment law seminar provides in depth insights into the employment law framework governing Italy and through a case study led approach equips participants with the skills and knowledge to operate for success in this country. You will also gain access to an expert who will advise you on latest changes and key issues of which HR professionals must be aware.

Seminar Highlights

  • Understand the legal framework governing Italy, including latest developments and law in the pipeline
  • Explore the cultural issues and current working conditions in Italy
  • Get all your questions on Italian employment law answered by our legal expert
  • Benefit from case study based learning to put the law into practice

Programme

09:00

Registration and Coffee

09:30

An overview of the employment law framework in Italy

  • An introduction to Italian employment law: examining the civil law system and the social framework
10:00

Getting started: recruiting staff and making employment contracts

  • Getting to grips with key recruitment issues: non discrimination; asking personal questions; checking for criminal records; references
  • Understanding the different types of employment contracts and related terms
  • The way to flexibility: fixed term employment, consultancy contracts and staff agency.
  • Key terms in employment contracts: job titles and levels; language; duration; trial periods; restrictive covenants; notice periods
  • Salary, benefits and pensions schemes
11:15

Coffee

11:30

Collective bargaining and trade unions

  • Appreciating the role of trade unions in Italy and how this impacts the workforce management
  • Understanding the terms of collective bargaining agreements
  • Company’s bargaining agreements vs group policies
  • Information and consultation duties
12:00

An international “Intermezzo”: sending personnel to Italy

  • Seconding employees to Italy: how the employment terms and conditions may change
  • Appointing foreign employees as directors of the Italian company: what a director must know
  • Boundaries of  their responsibilities under Civil, Criminal, Data Protection and Health and Safety law
12:45

Lunch

13:45

Day to day employee management, discipline and grievances

  • Working time, leaves and shifts
  • Employees` data protection rights
  • Distance monitoring and internal investigations
  • Poor performance management: the way to corrective action plans
  • Key aspects of the disciplinary and grievance procedure
14:20

Termination of employment

  • Individual and collective dismissal procedure
  • Pitfalls and risks connected to an unfair dismissal: general dismissal protection
  • Notice periods, severance and termination indemnities, compromise agreements
  • Employment tribunals and claims
15:00

Coffee

15:15

Discrimination law

  • Discrimination legislation
  • Bullying and harassment
15:45

What`s on the horizon?

  • Future developments in labour law
  • Concerns for employers
16:15

Questions and answers

16:30

End of seminar

Speakers

Federico Strada

Federico is head of the Employment Practice at La Scala, a leading Italian law firm (and partner firm of Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP). Before joining La Scala, Federico spent almost 10 years in a pre-eminent international law firm and he was seconded, as foreign lawyer, to its London office where he assisted UK clients on Italian employment law related matters. He is one of the General Editors (and author of the Italian Chapter) of Employment Law in Europe (Bloomsbury Professional, London 2009), a guide to the employment law in 29 European jurisdictions. He is member of the Milan Bar and of the International Bar Association, and regularly attends, as trainer and lecturer, public speaking in Italy and abroad.

Designed for

Company directors, personnel and HR managers, employee relations professionals,  in-house counsel, lawyers, line managers and anyone with responsibility for staff in Italy

Testimonials

Very informative, worthwhile and useful

– Janice Wass, HR International Assignments Manager, AgustaWestland

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Discounts

Multiple booking discount

Receive a 20% discount when you book more than one event, or book more than one person on the same event. Please note this discount only applies to the lesser priced booking and when all bookings are placed together.

Registered charities

You are entitled to a 25% discount on your booking if you are a registered charity. This discount will show on your invoice once your booking is submitted. You will need your charity registration number for the booking form.

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