{"id":14073,"date":"2026-01-29T10:52:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zambellipartners.com\/?p=14073"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:52:45","slug":"italy-2026-the-year-ahead-for-employers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zambellipartners.com\/en\/italy-2026-the-year-ahead-for-employers\/","title":{"rendered":"ITALY: 2026, THE YEAR AHEAD FOR EMPLOYERS."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The year 2025 is marked by important developments in the field of labour law in Italy, with significant repercussions expected in 2026. Angelo Zambelli analyzes the new measures in the article: Italy: 2026, the year ahead for employers, published on L&amp;E GLOBAL website.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zambellipartners.com\/en\/italy-2026-the-year-ahead-for-employers\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14074\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14074 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zambellipartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Italy-2026-the-year-ahead-for-employers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zambellipartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Italy-2026-the-year-ahead-for-employers.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.zambellipartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Italy-2026-the-year-ahead-for-employers-217x217.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.zambellipartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Italy-2026-the-year-ahead-for-employers-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zambellipartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Italy-2026-the-year-ahead-for-employers-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1\ufe0f\u20e3 The Italian Constitutional Court again reviewed the Legislative Decree no. 23\/2015 (Provisions on permanent employment contracts with increasing protection over time, implementing Law no. 183\/2014, the so called \u201cJobs Act\u201d), this time with reference to the maximum cap of six months salary in cases of unlawful dismissals for employers with fewer than fifteen employees.<\/p>\n<p>2\ufe0f\u20e3 Law no. 106\/2025 introduces significant innovations concerning the safeguards granted to employees, both in the public and private sectors, who are affected by oncological, chronic, or disabling conditions.<\/p>\n<p>3\ufe0f\u20e3 With judgement no. 156\/2025, the Italian Constitutional Court once again addresses Article 19 of the \u201cWorkers\u2019 Statute,\u201d expanding its scope by granting trade unions with a high level of representativeness the possibility to establish company-level union representatives, regardless of whether they signed and\/or participated in the negotiation of the collective agreement applied in the company.<\/p>\n<p>4\ufe0f\u20e3 The new Law Decree no. 159\/2025 introduced urgent changes in the field of training, promotion, and spread of principles on health and safety in the workplace with strengthened protections and applicable penalties.<\/p>\n<p>5\ufe0f\u20e3\u00a0The 2024 European Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AI Act) has been implemented in Italy through Law no. 132\/2025, which, in line with the provisions of the European Regulation, sets out principles, obligations, and sanctions to ensure the ethical and responsible use of AI.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 The full article is available here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/leglobal.law\/countries\/italy\/italy-2026-the-year-ahead-for-employers\/\">https:\/\/leglobal.law\/countries\/italy\/italy-2026-the-year-ahead-for-employers\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year 2025 is marked by important developments in the field of labour law in Italy, with significant repercussions expected in 2026. Angelo Zambelli analyzes the new measures in the article: Italy: 2026, the year ahead for employers, published on L&amp;E GLOBAL website. &nbsp; 1\ufe0f\u20e3 The Italian Constitutional Court again reviewed the Legislative Decree no. 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