Employment Law Italy

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Gain an understanding of Italian employment law in practice and acquire the knowledge and confidence to deal effectively with cross country HR issues
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Maximum 25 participants 1-day interactive seminar
21 Oct 2010
London £550 + VAT

Employment Law Italy in brief:

This seminar provides key 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 HR must be aware of.

This event is CPD accredited.

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

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

The 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
  • At a glance: what are the key differences to the situation in the UK?
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
  • How does the legislation in Italy differ to the UK position
  • 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

Client testimonials

Very informative, worthwhile and useful

—Janice Wass, HR International Assignments Manager, AgustaWestland

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Testimonials

“Very informative, worthwhile and useful ”

— Janice Wass, HR International Assignments Manager,
AgustaWestland

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