News Flash No. 21/2026 Dear Customer, please be advised that specific FAQs regarding automatic enrollment in supplemental pension plans and the allocation of severance pay are now available on the Ministry of Labor’s website. To assist pension funds and employers, MEFOP has developed a sample disclosure statement, which employers are required to provide to employees hired on or after July 1, 2026, as well as a form for

News No. 19/2026 In implementation of European Directive 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on June 1, 2026, Legislative Decree No. 96/2026 was published in the Official Gazzetta . Effective as of June 7, 2026, the decree aims to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women for the same work or work of equal value, focusing on ensuring pay transparency and highlighting the related

News Flash No. 13/2026 On March 30, 2026, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies published a press release on its official website regarding the implementation of the SIISL (Information System for Social and Labor Inclusion) platform. In this press release, the Ministry of Labor states that, in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of Decree-Law No. 159/2025 (converted, with amendments, by Law No. 198/2025) and pending d

News Flash No. 10/2026 Effective April 1, 2026, a new and additional requirement will take effect for companies that intend to take advantage of social security contribution incentives for hiring employees. Pending the implementing decree, the key points regarding this new requirement are briefly summarized below: Pursuant to Article 14(1) of the so-called Occupational Health and Safety Decree (Decree-Law No. 159/2025, converted, with amendments, by Law

News Flash No. 09/2026: The electronic form for submitting the Report on the Status of Male and Female Employees for the 2024–2025 biennium is now available on the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies’ website. The report must be completed and submitted no later than April 30, 2026, in accordance with the instructions for completion set forth in the Decree of June 3, 2024, adopted by the Minister of Labor and Social Policies,

News Flash No. 24/2025: In Note No. 14744/2025, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies clarified that the validation of resignations referred to in Article 55, paragraph 4, of Legislative Decree No. 151/2001 is also required during the probationary period. The validation of resignations by the National Labor Inspectorate is part of a comprehensive regulatory framework aimed at strengthening rights related to maternity and paternity, serving as a tool for the protection of

News No. 12/2025 We hereby wish to draw your attention to the recent Circular No. News issued by the Ministry of Labor, which provides guidance on the main measures implemented by the legislature through Law No. 203 of December 13, 2024 (the so-called “Labor Annex”). In particular, the document focuses on the new provisions regarding resignation by conduct, temporary agency work, seasonal work, probationary periods, and labor-related communications.

News No. 8/2025 We would like to draw your attention to two measures providing social security contribution relief for employment in disadvantaged areas: 1) Social Security Contribution Relief for SMEs in the South (Decontribuzione SUD PMI), as provided for in the 2025 Budget Law, Article 1, paragraphs 406 et seq., and as outlined in INPS News No. 32/2025; (page 1 et seq.) 2) SEZ Bonus, for the permanent hiring of individuals over 35 who have been unemployed for at least 24 months, as provided for in Decree-Law No. 60/2024, Article 24 (the so-called “Coes Decree”)

News No. 36/2024 On December 28, 2024, Law No. 203 of December 13, 2024, containing “Provisions on Labor Matters” (commonly known as the “Labor Annex”), was published in the Official Gazzetta . It will take effect on January 12, 2025. The measure aims to simplify and correct various obligations related to employment relationships, with particular reference to workplace health and safety regulations and regulations on social safety nets.

News No. 30/2024 Construction sites are among the most dangerous work environments, where serious—and sometimes fatal—accidents occur every year. To improve safety for workers and all professionals involved in construction sites, the government has issued a decree (Decree-Law 19/2024) establishing that, effective October 1, 2024, certain new requirements will take effect to strengthen worker safety: among these is the point-based license system for construction sites. Specifically,

News No. 27/2024 The “Decree of the Minister of Labor and Social Policies, in consultation with the Minister of Economy and Finance, dated May 21, 2024” was published in the Official Gazzetta , No. 159, of July 9, 2024, which provides for the adjustment of the Bilateral Solidarity Fund for Professional Activities. The interministerial decree of May 21, 2024, incorporates the provisions of the collective agreement signed on December 27, 2022, between Confprofessioni and Filcams

News Flash No. 24/2024 The Ministry of Labor and Social Policies announces that, in order to enable all employers to access the platform effectively, in light of the changes introduced by the Decree of the Minister of Labor and Social Policies dated June 3, 2024—adopted in consultation with the Minister for Equal Opportunity and the Family— by Interministerial Decree of July 2, 2024, the deadline for submitting the report on the situation

News No. 20/2024 Decree-Law No. 60 of May 7, 2024, published in the Official Gazzetta No. 105/2024 on May 7 and effective as of the following day, established important urgent provisions regarding cohesion policies. The measure aims to implement the reform of cohesion policy as part of the revision of the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan), in order to strengthen the implementation of interventions

News Flash No. 16/2024 The Ministry of Labor and Social Policies has announced that the electronic form for public and private companies with more than 50 employees to prepare the biennial report on the status of male and female employees will be available for completion on the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies’ website starting June 3, 2024. The reason for postponing the effective date from which s

News Flash No. 14/2024 The Equal Opportunity Code, which took effect in 2006, requires public and private companies with more than fifty employees to prepare a report on the gender-based employment situation every two years. This requirement remains optional, however, for companies that do not meet the aforementioned employment threshold. For the current two-year period of 2022–2023, the deadline for compliance is April 30, 2024. See

News Flash No. 13/2024 March 31 marks the deadline set by Conversion Law No. 191/2023 of Decree-Law No. 145/2023 (the so-called “Advance Payments” Decree), by which the right to work remotely is guaranteed for private-sector employees who are parents of children under 14 and for vulnerable workers. In order to work remotely starting April 1, 2024, it will be necessary to enter into an individual agreement between the employer

News No. 36/2023 Subject: News Ministry of Labor Circular No. 9/2023 containing “initial guidelines” on the changes made to fixed-term contracts by Decree-Law No. 48/2023. As is well known, Article 24 of Decree-Law No. 48/2023 (the so-called “Labor Decree,” converted with amendments by Law No. 85/2023) amended the regulations governing fixed-term employment contracts. A few months later, the Ministry of Labor issued the long-awaited explanatory circular (No. 9 of October 9, 20

News Flash No. 34: The Prime Ministerial Decree regarding the planning of legal entry flows into Italy for foreign workers for the three-year period 2023–2025 was published in the Official Gazette No. 231 on October 3, 2023. Briefly, below are some excerpts from the Decree covered by this notice: Foreign nationals residing abroad are admitted to Italy for the purposes of seasonal and non-seasonal salaried employment and self-employment, in accordance with

News Flash No. 50: The Ministry of Labor, in a notice published on its official website, announces a new extension—until January 1, 2023—for the submission of remote work notifications. Specifically, the Ministry states:

In a press release dated October 25, 2022, the Ministry of Labor granted a new extension for the submission of mandatory remote work notifications, as most recently defined by Ministerial Decree No. 149/2022. Specifically, the Ministry stated: In order to allow obligated and authorized parties to submit remote work notifications in accordance with the procedures set forth in Ministerial Decree No. 149 of August 22, 2022, to fulfill their pre-