The Mechanism for Establishing and Changing Terms and Conditions of Employment. Italy

TABLE OF CONTENTS: I. General Picture of Labour Law in Italy. – 1. The system of sources at national and international level. – 2. National sources. – 3. The five phases in the development of Italian labour law provisions. – 4. Collective bargaining. – 5. Levels of collective bargaining. – Relations between the law and private autonomy. – 7. Relations between collective agreements of various levels and kinds. – 8. Employees’ representatives. – II. Changes in the Contents of Labour Laws. – III. Changes in Labour Relations Laws. – IV. Labour Laws in the Labour Market.