A new General Labor Law (NGLL) was enacted by Law No. 12/23, of 27 December 2023, which came into force on March 26, 2024.The NGLL repealed the former General Labor Law (approved by Law No. 7/15, of June 15, 2015),...more
Under the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (known as the Closing Loopholes Act), as of January 1, 2025, intentional underpayment of employees’ wages and certain benefits will be a criminal offense, with a maximum of 10 years’...more
The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter Littler publishes on a quarterly basis to provide a general update on global labor and employment (L&E) law developments in key countries in the American, EMEA, and APAC...more
The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe remains a significant concern in the workplace. Employers are confronting difficult questions regarding how to handle mandatory lockdowns, safety and health...more
3/17/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Health and Safety ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Italy ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Sick Leave ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Traveling Employee ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Our European practice, spread across 13 offices in the region’s most robust economies, can provide a single point of contact for clients’ global labor and employment needs. Here we highlight significant labor and employment...more
10/23/2019
/ Belgium ,
Employee Mobility ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Fixed-Term Labor Contracts ,
France ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Germany ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Italy ,
Labor Regulations ,
Layoffs ,
Netherlands ,
Norway ,
Pay Gap ,
Reorganizations ,
Traveling Employee ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers ,
Works Council
The Relationship Between Sickness and Paid Holiday Leave to Suspend the Period of Retention of Employment Due to Illness -
Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency -
On April 17, 2019, the Supreme Court...more
The Budget Law, in force since January 1, 2019, introduced the possibility for pregnant employees to work – in the event of documented good health – until the ninth month of pregnancy, and to take compulsory maternity leave...more
4/17/2019
/ Burden of Proof ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Tracking ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Internal Investigations ,
International Labor Laws ,
Italy ,
Maternity Leave ,
New Amendments ,
Supreme Court of Italy ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Wage and Hour
Amendment to Data Protection Code Incorporates EU’s GDPR -
New Legislation Enacted -
As of September 19, 2018, the Italian Data Protection Code has been modified by Legislative Decree no. 101/2018, which implements the...more