The Bosch Group [1], a German company, is one of the largest producers of car parts in the world. It also manufactures industrial tools, household appliances, radio sets and heating apparatus. Its plant in the town of Modugno in the southeastern province of Bari represents one of Bosch’s largest
The Piaggio Group [1] is the leading European manufacturer of two and three-wheeled vehicles in Europe. In 2005, the group bought Aprilia [2], a famous motorcycle company specialised, above all, in the production of racing bicycles. The group maintained the original brand name. The two companies
The European directive which was transposed into Italian law through a legislative decree on 3 December 2009 makes changes to two already existing laws: the Code regarding equal opportunities [1] (Decree law No. 198/2006) and the Consolidated act on the protection and support of maternity and
On 20 August 2009, Decree No. 106, published in the Official Gazette (/Gazzetta Ufficiale/) on 3 August 2009, came into force. It modifies and integrates Decree No. 81 of 2008, which was known as the Code for the Health and Safety of Workers (Consolidated Act on health and safety at the workplace) (
On 11 June 2009, the social partner organisations in the Lazio region of central Italy signed an agreement providing for measures that are considered to be necessary to overcome the ongoing recession in the Lazio region and Italy’s capital city Rome. The agreement aims to relaunch production and
Telecom Italia [1] is the largest telecommunications group in Italy and is one of the most important companies in the sector at European level. According to data from Telecom Italia in March 2009, the company currently has 75,499 employees and operates in 15 countries, being particularly influential
The construction and woodworking sector plays a fundamental role in the Italian economy. In 2007, construction alone accounted for 27.9% of employees in industry and 8.4% of all workers in Italy. However, undeclared and irregular work is also widespread in the construction and woodworking sector. As
Following lengthy negotiations, which started in July 2008 and which were interrupted and then recommenced in March 2009, on 16 May 2009, the FS Group (Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato [1]) and the sectoral trade unions finally signed an agreement with the aim of relaunching the competitiveness of the
On 6 May 2009, the Minister of Labour, Health and Social Policy, Maurizio Sacconi, presented a White Paper setting out the guidelines that the government will be following in order to initiate a gradual reform of the country’s welfare system. The document was compiled by a working group and was
On 27 March 2009, four years after the expiry of the preceding agreement, the national collective agreement for journalists was renewed. The agreement was signed by the Italian Federation of Newspaper Publishers (Federazione Italiana Editori Giornali, FIEG [1]) and the single representative trade