After 8 years from its publication and after the bringing of a case for non fulfilment of community obligations by the European Commission against Italy, finally European Directive 94/45/CE regarding European Works Council was implemented in Italy

On 5 February the Italian Parliament issued one of the most important statutes of the last 30 years. This «<I>Legge delega</I>», based on the White Book by the late Marco Biagi, allows the Government to introduce several new laws within the course of one year

The question of whether employers are legitimately entitled to use IT tools to monitor employees' activities has generated much debate in Italy, not only within political and trade unionist circles, but also among the general public

Eight years after its publication, and following a European Commission action against Italy for non-fulfilment of its EU obligations, the European Works Councils Directive (94/45/EC) has finally been implemented in Italy

The latest Italian reforms to employment and labour law give companies more flexibility for their operations. The new statute was approved on 31 July 2003 and is about to come into force in the next weeks

Enforcement of the Directive 1999/70 CE, Concerning the General Agreement on Fixed Term Employment Sealed by UNICE, CEEP and CES