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INL: Sanctions for false self-employment and lack of credit license
The Italian National Labor Inspectorate clarifies the responsibilities of companies

Forged A1 Certificates and Conciliation Procedure
The European Court of Justice has ruled on case C‑421/23

ELA-INPS Conference: Antifraud Agreement Signed Between France and Italy in the Field of Social Security
During the conference promoted by ELA and INPS, France and

Finland: 2024 Report on the Enforcement of Posted Workers
The 2024 report by the Finnish Occupational Safety and Health

The INL Central Commission convened for the 2024 activity report
The Italian Labour Inspectorate Central Commission has published the 2024

The European Court of Justice Reaffirms the Obligation to Register Working Hours
On December 19, 2024, the European Court of Justice issued

Change in Notification procedure for short-term assignments in Switzerland from March 17, 2025
The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has announced that,

INL: Clarifications regarding the identification badge for construction sites
The Labour Inspectorate clarifies the obligation to show an identification

Labour inspections in Slovenia: cooperation between authorities yields first results
Cooperation between the Priority Response Division of the Slovenian Labour

Posting Declaration: Proposal for a EU Regulation for a digital standardized platform
On 13 November 2024, the European Commission proposed a new

Italian Credit Licence: Sanction Regime
With the recent note 9326 and pursuant to art. 27

Ireland: National Minimum Wage to increase from 1 January 2025
On December 3, 2024, it was announced that an increase

Posting Notification: Proposal from the EU Commission for a single digital portal
On 13/11/2024, the EU Commission presented its proposal for a

New increase in the French Minimum Wage effective from 1st November 2024
The French minimum wage will be increased starting from 1st

The Italian Ministry of Labor on the presence of the Supervisor at construction sites
The Commission for Inquiries of the Ministry of Labor has

Posting workers to Belgium: the latest legal and administrative developments
The legal framework regarding the posting of workers in Belgium

INL and Assolavoro renew their collaboration against undeclared work
The Italian Labour Inspectorate and Assolavoro are continuing their joint

Companies liable for offences committed by seconded employees
In the case of personnel posted abroad, the company may

Protection of Workers: Swiss Federal Council on the Differences Between National and EU Law
The Swiss Federal Council has been called upon to discuss

Dutch minimum wage increases from July 1st, 2024
The new amounts of the Dutch minimum hourly wage The

Conference on the 5 years of foundation of ELA
On June 28, 2024, an in-person and online event was

Application of a new administrative procedure for posting declaration in the Czech Republic
The Ministry of Labor and Foreign Affairs of the Czech

EU States may require residence permits for non-EU workers posted to their territory
The European Court of Justice has ruled on a case

INL note on the penalty regime for unlawful supply, contracting and posting of workers
The Central Directorate for Legal Coordination of the National Italian

Posting of Workers: Belgium and the Netherlands toughen sanctions on non-compliance
Some EU Member States are toughening sanctions on failure to

Increase in inspections and sanctions in Luxembourg (2022 and 2023 figures)
Luxembourg’s ITM has disclosed the data on sanctions and inspections

Subcontracting and Posting in Italy: New Offenses and Criminal Risks
The DL 19/2024 introduces a new criminal offense regarding subcontracting

BTP Card: updated terms and conditions
Decree No. 2024-112, published in the Official Journal on the

Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and Italy on Social Security
The Agreement on Social Security between Japan and Italy will

The French SMIC increases from January 1st, 2024
The new increase of the French minimum wage will be

INL Note N° 2401/2023 on the simplification of administrative burdens on foreign service providers
The Italian National Labour Inspectorate (INL) clarifies certain aspects on

Covid-19: EU Member States can impose travel bans and testing requirements
The ECJ has recently ruled that Member States may impose

Clarifications on Tax Withholdings in Subcontracting
The Italian Revenue Agency has provided clarifications on tax withholdings

Irish minimum wage increases from January 1st, 2024
A revaluation of the minimum wage in Ireland into force

ELA’s new report on the posting of workers in the European construction sector
New report ELA on the provision of information, enforcement, social

Posted Workers in the Construction Sector: ELA’s Latest News
ELA published a new information leaflet, regulating the posting of

Transnational service provision and remote working – new framework agreement
The Framework Agreement reached by some EU States for the

ELA mediation: online the procedure for national authorities
Published the complete manual, available in all EU languages, on

ELA Mediation successfully resolves dispute between Cyprus and Germany
Dispute between Cyprus and Germany on social security coordination resolved

The French SMIC increases by 2.19% from May 1st, 2023
The new increase of the French minimum wage will be

The Italian Labour Inspectorate: massive extraordinary surveillance operation announced
The Italian Labour Inspectorate (INL) released data on an extraordinary

SIPSI platform: Simplification of the posting declaration
The SIPSI platform announced a change in the compulsory compilation

Posting 360: the European Labor Authority new program for the enhancement of cross-border cooperation on social security
The project aims to develop common knowledge network and continuous

Reply 1/2023 on health surveillance when working from home
The Ministry of Labour clarifies whether or not a competent

Court of Justice: distinction between the right to weekly rest and the right to daily rest
Judgment of the Court of Justice of March 2, 2023,

Business activities suspension: clarification INL Note 162/2023
INL has clarified on the suspension of business activities of

INL Circular No 1/2023 on document storage obligation
In Circular No. 1 of 2023, INL provides clarification on

European Court of Justice: Remuneration of temporary workers must include compensatory benefits
On December 15, 2022, the ECJ delivered a highly important

Posted workers to Norway: amendments to the Regulation on posted workers entered into force on January 1st 2023.
On 1st January 2023 the first package of amendments to

French minimum wage to increase by 1.81% from January 1st, 2023
A revaluation of the SMIC in France entered into force

A1 Form: release of a new procedure for requesting the certificate in Italy
In Circular No. 136 of Dec. 23rd, 2022, INPS announced

Workers’ health surveillance obligations: the Advance Tax Commission provides new clarification
The Advance Tax Commission clarifies that health surveillance of employees

Legislative Decree 104/2022: Transposition of the Directive 2019/1152 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Legislative Decree 104/2022, which transposes EU Directive 2019/1152 into Italian

Statutory minimum wage in the Netherlands as of 1st July 2022
As of 1 July 2022, the monthly minimum wage will

Criminal liability of the foreign-based Company and the right to translation of documents
Reaffirmed the criminal liability of the entity pursuant to Legislative

The payment of social contributions in Italy: the Ryanair – Orio Al Serio Case
Which legislation shall be applied in the payment of employee

Agreement Between the Italian and the Romanian Labor Inspectorates
On May 4, 2022, Italy and Romania signed the Memorandum

New increase in the French minimum wage from May 1, 2022
France further increased the minimum wage from May 1st, 2022.

France: increased the national minimum wage
France further increased the minimum wage from January 1st, 2022.

Occupational health and safety protection: the new provisions introduced by Legislative Decree 146 of 2021
The Government reorganises and extends the competences of the Labour

New Fulfillments for cases of Chain Posting of Workers from and to Italy
The National Labour Inspectorate clarifies responsabilities and sanctions for subjects

Posting workers to Austria: new guidelines
Austria completed the transposition of Directive 2018/957 to facilitate the

Brexit: clarifications on the provisions on posting and applicable legislation
With Circular n°71 of 27.04.2021, the INPS clarifies the provisions

Transnational posting of workers to Italy: guidelines for inspections
The Italian National Labor Inspectorate published the ‘guidelines for transnational

Accidents in the Workplace: decision of the Italian Supreme Court of Appeal
The Italian Supreme Court of Appeal expressed its opinion on

Italian National Labour Inspectorate: Non-authentic transnational posting
The National Labour Inspectorate Office has found a case of

Obligations in the frame of Social Security Legislation pursuant to the Articles 12, 13, 16, Reg. (EC) No 883/2004
“Quando è possibile il distacco comunitario oltre i 24 mesi”

Obligations of the client and the co-contractant in the posting to France in case of subcontracting
Obligations and responsibilities of French client and Italian co-contractor in

Mandatory communication of posted workers in Italy
The Enforcement directive 2014/67/EU in Italy has been transposed within
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