Tag results for 'Italy'

Pay transparency in Italy: Legislative Decree No. 96/2026 – employer obligations, enforcement and strategic implications

Italy’s Legislative Decree No. 96/2026 entered into force on 7 June 2026, transposing Directive (EU) 2023/970 on pay transparency and the enforcement of equal pay. This article outlines the new employer obligations, the enforcement structure and the strategic challenges for Italian business, and identifies the points at which the national legislator has narrowed the Directive’s reach. The analysis also draws on early Italian commentary published in Norme & Tributi Plus Lavoro (Il Sole 24 Ore), June 2026.

Released on Jul 20, 2026

Inclusion and integration of employees with disabilities in business: sought-after changes in Italy

Despite an inadequate legislative framework that has failed to support the effective inclusion of disabled people in business in recent decades, progressive practices are gradually emerging in the business community whereby the hiring of employees with disabilities (through identification and valuation of their diverse talents) becomes a mutually profitable opportunity and a virtuous compromise between social responsibility and business needs.

Released on Sep 21, 2023

New approaches for restructuring and reorganisation following the pandemic

The pandemic has significantly changed attitudes to work and employment matters, often triggering the need to implement a restructuring or reorganisation process. There may be several ways to achieve the short-term targets, but the need to identify the long-term aims is much more complicated.

Released on Oct 7, 2022