The answer to the 'Can EU and Italy Employment Figures be Trusted?' question posed by the title of this post is 'No, they cannot be'. Why? I'll explain.I came across Italy's definition … [Read more...]
The First Jobs Created by Italy’s Jobs Act?
Yesterday, Fiat-Chrysler announced the creation of 1,500 new jobs at its Melfi plant in Italy.1,000 of these jobs will be new and it is likely the new workers will be taken on under the … [Read more...]
Italy’s Union Crushing Left Slides to the Right
Strange as it may seem, or perhaps not, knowing it's happening in Italy, the nation's once union-friendly supposedly left-leaning PD democratic party is no longer union friendly.Under … [Read more...]
Is Italy’s Jobs Act A Waste of Time?
Italy's Matteo Renzi led government is attempting to make the nation's employment market work. Enter the Jobs Act which, it is hoped, will get Italians back to work. Well, that's the … [Read more...]
Italy’s Jobs Act – a Non-Reform So Far
Last week, amid much pomp and circumstance combined with heaps of back patting, Italy's current prime minister Matteo Renzi managed to push a reading of the Jobs Act employment law reform … [Read more...]
