HIRING AND MANAGING STAFF

Basic rules regarding rights and obligations of employer-employee relationship in Italy can be found in the Constitution, the Civil Code ("Codice Civile") which includes a special section on employment matters, and the Workers' Statute ("Statuto dei Lavoratori"), i.e. Law no. 300/1970 as modified by subsequent legislation. Terms and conditions of employment are also fixed by national collective agreements ("NCAs", Contratti collettivi) signed periodically between the trade unions and the employers associations of the same industry. These collective bargaining contracts normally regulate the working conditions and establish the minimum wage and salary scales for each particular sector.