Employment
Statutory protection, national sector agreements and the labour judge
Employment law combines the Civil Code, the Workers' Statute and the Jobs Act. National collective agreements (CCNL) set pay and conditions sector by sector, and disputes go to a specialised labour section of the ordinary courts.
Key rules
- Dismissal requires just cause or a justified objective or subjective reason.
- Remedies for unlawful dismissal range from compensation to reinstatement depending on the defect and the regime.
- There is no statutory minimum wage; minimum pay comes from the applicable CCNL.
Governing law
- Workers' Statute (Statuto dei Lavoratori) (Act 300/1970)
- Jobs Act (Legislative Decree 23/2015)
In practice
Identifying the correct CCNL is the first practical step in any Italian employment matter, since it drives pay, notice and severance.