Italy: Compliance

Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that seasonal employment contracts are exempt from the five-extension limit that applies to standard fixed-term contracts. This landmark decision clarifies a long-standing ambiguity in Italian labor law and has significant implications for businesses in tourism, agriculture, food processing, and other sectors with recurring seasonal workforce needs.

Recent reports from the Mediterranean have raised questions about whether Italian customs officials can require yachts to visit non-EU ports before recognizing renewed Temporary Admission periods, despite EU-wide customs rules that appear to permit simpler exit-and-return procedures. This analysis examines the legal framework governing Temporary Admission for non-EU yachts, the evidence requirements for proving departure from EU customs territory, and whether Italy's reported practices align with European U

Italy has implemented the EU's Empowering Consumers Directive, introducing strict new rules against greenwashing and misleading sustainability claims that will reshape how consumer products companies communicate environmental performance. The legislation expands prohibited commercial practices and establishes rigorous substantiation requirements for environmental claims, with significant penalties for non-compliance including fines up to EUR 10 million or 4% of annual turnover.

Le nuove disposizioni dell'Accordo Stato-Regioni n. 59/2025 ridefiniscono profondamente il sistema della formazione obbligatoria in materia di salute e sicurezza sul lavoro. Con l'entrata in vigore piena il 19 maggio 2026, vengono introdotti requisiti più stringenti per crediti formativi, aggiornamenti periodici e modalità di erogazione dei corsi, estendendo gli obblighi a datori di lavoro, dirigenti e preposti con percorsi differenziati per ruolo e responsabilità.

La Corte di Cassazione ha stabilito che i datori di lavoro devono adottare accomodamenti ragionevoli anche per i lavoratori caregiver che assistono familiari con disabilità, riconoscendo che la discriminazione indiretta può configurarsi quando un dipendente subisce trattamenti sfavorevoli a causa delle esigenze di cura. La sentenza chiarisce gli obblighi organizzativi del datore di lavoro e la necessità di soluzioni stabili piuttosto che temporanee.

Italy has enacted Legislative Decree No. 78/2026, strengthening product-safety enforcement and operationalizing the EU General Product Safety Regulation across consumer-product supply chains.

With judgement no. 33976/2022, the Court of Cassation reiterated the interpretation of the criteria of interest and advantage relating to predicate offences committed with negligence...

The company audit is to be considered today an indispensable tool for improving one company's business activity.

The Performance Bond is called with a demand served by the beneficiary to the guarantor in order to receive the payment of the amount stated in the demand itself and within the cap...