Monti to force labour reforms against the trade unions La Repubblica quotes Italian labour minister Elsa Fornero as saying that the Italian government will go ahead with labour market reforms even without the consent of the social parts. The issue is Art. 18 of the Italian labour code, which forces an employer with more than 15 staff to rehire workers subsequently deemed to have been unfairly dismissed. The employers are saying that they want to restrict Art. 18 only of cases of discrimination. Fornero says the government would present legislation in two to three weeks. Reuters reports that Mario Monti recently mocked the idea of a permanent job, provoking a row with Pier Luigi Bersani, the leader of the Democratic Party, who said a permanent job was desirable for someone outside the labour market.
La Repubblica quotes Italian labour minister Elsa Fornero as saying that the Italian government will go ahead with labour market reforms even without the consent of the social parts. The issue is Art. 18 of the Italian labour code, which forces an employer with more than 15 staff to rehire workers subsequently deemed to have been unfairly dismissed. The employers are saying that they want to restrict Art. 18 only of cases of discrimination. Fornero says the government would present legislation in two to three weeks. Reuters reports that Mario Monti recently mocked the idea of a permanent job, provoking a row with Pier Luigi Bersani, the leader of the Democratic Party, who said a permanent job was desirable for someone outside the labour market.
Attention has largely focused on Article 18, a section in the labor law which obliges companies with more than 15 workers to re-hire workers judged by the courts to have been unjustly laid off. ... "A fixed job for life? How monotonous," said Monti, sparking angry reactions on online social networks and some mild criticism among the parties supporting his government. "A fixed job becomes monotonous when you have one and you can look around. When you don't have one it is desirable," Pier Luigi Bersani, leader of the left-leaning Democratic Party told journalists.
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"A fixed job for life? How monotonous," said Monti, sparking angry reactions on online social networks and some mild criticism among the parties supporting his government.
"A fixed job becomes monotonous when you have one and you can look around. When you don't have one it is desirable," Pier Luigi Bersani, leader of the left-leaning Democratic Party told journalists.
Sounds a lot like Romney's "people should enjoy the freedom to fire their health insurance provider". tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker
