A myth shared by many multinational employers holds Italy as a quite difficult jurisdiction to be an employer. As often happens, the myth has some true facts behind it. Italian employment and immigration laws are not immediately intuitive for a foreign investor. Join Antonio Luigi Vicoli, Lawyer, Baker & McKenzie for a discussion of:

• Main principles of Italian employment law, with focus on work performed by foreigners
  • the Italian labor market;
  • territorial application of employment and social security laws;
  • employment / free-lance work and related contracts: basic rules;
  • non-discrimination.
• Mobility of foreign workmanship throughout the European Union;
• Italian immigration law
  • general rules that apply to all foreigners;
  • European citizens vs all other nationalities;
  • access to the Italian labor market;
  • long-term vs short-term stays;
  • work and stay permits: different types;
  • processing features and timeframe.
• Some practical cases
• Italian company hiring a US national as an executive on an indefinite-term basis;
• secondment of highly skilled workmanship to Italy for a limited period of time;
• mobility of European nationals within the European Union;
• mobility of non-European nationals within the European Union.

Antonio Luigi Vicoli, Lawyer, Baker & McKenzie