Commitment and Engagement: New Retention Levers for HR Strategy
There has been much discussion in recent months about the Great Resignation phenomenon which has revealed a constant increase in resignations in many sectors, including in the Italian labour market. The 2021 data indicate that the number of resignations from the workplace increased by 15% with a peak of 46% among the under 40s. These resignations were based on a choice not guided by the classic economic and salary factors, but by reasons such as work sustainability, corporate culture and a more general sense of personal achievement. Commitment and engagement in this context take on even more relevance, if we …
The importance of the company Code of Ethics to protect the environment
Mariapaola Rovetta Lawyer The company Code of Ethics governs many aspects of company life. The rules included in it have the purpose of guaranteeing values ??such as equality, fairness, confidentiality, protection of the person, honesty, impartiality, transparency, values ??which employees can recognise themselves. HR is responsible and also has the task of verifying that rules are respected. To date, environmental protection must also be included as an important aspect. On 8 February 2022 the parliament, on the basis of the rules that provide for the possibility of a constitutional reform without the need to resort to the referendum, included among …
New Applications for Remote Controls
by Federico Manfredi and Rebecca Pala Remote working has revealed itself to be a revolution in the methods of execution and management of the employment relationship, destined to stabilize on an economic and – consequently – also on a legal level. The difference on the organisational-business level, compared to what was experienced with the previous “emergency dimension” is evident, since in the current context, it is no longer necessary to temporarily obviate health restrictions of various measures, but to implement a real new method of carrying out one’s job stably. The repercussions on the organisation of work in the company …
Agreements to stop resignations
by Stefano Trifirò – Corriere Economia, 04/04/2022 Since the beginning of the pandemic there has been an increase in resignations, especially from young people who are in search of a greater balance between their professional and private life. “There are many alarmed companies that have contacted us to try to minimise the consequences of this, to keep the employment level of the workforce in balance, safeguard company know-how and not lose their reputation” says Stefano Trifirò of Trifirò & Partners law firm. This is the phenomenon of the so-called ‘Great Resignation’ and how important the value of human capital is …
Remote Working: the extension arrives, but individual contracts remain relevant
By Federico Manfredi and Rebecca Pala. °°° The “Reopening Decree”, among the many innovations aimed at phasing out the emergency period, unexpectedly arranged for the extension of the special rules on remote working for the private sector until 30 June 2022. In fact, until a few days ago, it seemed that the end of the state of emergency – set for March 31, 2022 – would bring with it a revival of the ordinary discipline of remote work referred to in Legislative Decree 22 May 2017, n. 81. As known, it would have involved the necessary stipulation of an individual …
Armoured employment contracts for banks and asset management companies
In a market constantly looking for talents, contracts are becoming more and more complex. Jacopo Moretti – Partner, Trifirò & Partners Law Firm Dynamism, it is the main feature of the financial sector labour market, in which the demand for qualified professionals is constant and features frequent transition of employees between companies. For this reason, it has become essential for banks and asset management companies to be able to keep their networks secure and protect them from the “sirens” of the market, especially in these times of uncertainty, where the economy is stagnating and severely tested by the Covid-19 health …
Legal framework for remote working to be written
by Stefano Trifirò As has been effectively said, the future (and present) of the world of work is a hybrid of the real world and the virtual world. The lockdowns were a tremendous opportunity for companies to experiment with new forms of work such as remote work. In reality, it was a mix of factors that escape any typed legal framework, and that have profoundly innovated the ways of working. The Prime Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2020 established that agile work could also be applied to fixed-term employment. The impact has been overwhelming for companies and employees, but also …
New rules on work performance in the company?
by Stefano Trifirò The hoped-for end of the pandemic, at least in countries where the vaccination rollout and distancing measures have gone beyond all best expectations, is on the horizon. Will the Covid-19 rules that led to the closure of offices with recourse to massive work from home measures have changed the world of work forever? Taking a step back, we need to focus on the fact that the internet revolution and digitization, in one word – technology, as well as the pandemic – have led us to a new world of work. One wonders then, whether our legislative notion …
The Mobility Manager
by Mariapaola Rovetta In a historical moment like the present one, we know that the scenario in terms of employment are not the rosiest, due to the effects of the pandemic. However, this is not true for all sectors if we consider the fact that the changes taking place have also led to the creation of new roles to be included in the world of work. Among these is that of the Mobility Manager, which was actually created over twenty years ago following the Kyoto Agreements of 1997, with the Ministerial Decree of March 27, 1998 dedicated to the rules …
How Can Employers Deal with Anti-vax Workers?
by Stefano Trifiro’ September 2021 “The spontaneous decision of an employee not to get vaccinated could lead to his suspension from work, in cases of impossibility of assignment to a different job, without prejudice to the judgment of the company doctor who may deem a worker unsuitable based on the type of duties to be carried out and the risk of contagion existing within the working context for oneself and for others” comments Stefano Trifirò, labour lawyer of the law firm Trifirò & Partners. Referring to the decision of the Court of Rome, which considered legitimate the behaviour of the …
