https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy is the only European country to ban companies from laying off staff amid the pandemic. But mass job losses are expected across the country as the freeze comes to an end in June. https://www.thelocal.it/20210616/a-million-more-unemployed-fears-as-italys-covid-freeze-on-layoffs-set-to-end Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:40:43 +0200 a-million-more-unemployed-fears-as-italys-covid-freeze-on-layoffs-set-to-end Protestors clashed with police in Rome for a second week running on Monday as small business owners and employees demonstrated against continued Covid-19 closures across the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20210412/covid-19-protesters-clash-with-italian-police-over-business-closures Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:41:58 +0200 covid-19-protesters-clash-with-italian-police-over-business-closures In coronavirus-stricken Italy, almost one million people lost their jobs over the course of a year, official data showed on Tuesday, fuelling fresh concerns about the cost of the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.it/20210406/italy-loses-almost-one-million-jobs-in-a-year-to-the-coronavirus-crisis Tue, 06 Apr 2021 18:10:12 +0200 italy-loses-almost-one-million-jobs-in-a-year-to-the-coronavirus-crisis With the Italian government set to announce its latest set of measures under another emergency decree, here's what we know so far. https://www.thelocal.it/20200730/what-you-need-to-know-about-italys-august-emergency-decree Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:04:40 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-italys-august-emergency-decree The Covid-19 crisis in Italy will lead to the loss of 500,000 jobs in 2020, government employment policy agency Anpal said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200526/half-a-million-jobs-to-be-lost-in-italy-this-year-due-to-coronavirus-crisis Tue, 26 May 2020 20:07:00 +0200 half-a-million-jobs-to-be-lost-in-italy-this-year-due-to-coronavirus-crisis Have you tried to access the bonus payments for freelancers and self-employed that were made available due to the coronavirus crisis? We'd like to hear from you. https://www.thelocal.it/20200423/have-you-applied-for-italys-emergency-grants-for-freelancers-and-the-self-employed Thu, 23 Apr 2020 18:18:24 +0200 have-you-applied-for-italys-emergency-grants-for-freelancers-and-the-self-employed An overloaded government website crashed, malfunctioned, and displayed other users' personal data on Wednesday after huge numbers of people tried to apply for a 600-euro hardship payment. https://www.thelocal.it/20200401/italian-social-security-website-crashes-as-thousands-apply-for-emergency-coronavirus-payments Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:25:26 +0200 italian-social-security-website-crashes-as-thousands-apply-for-emergency-coronavirus-payments There are hopeful signs that Italy's quarantine measures have limited the coronavirus outbreak. But they have also left millions with little or no income, and for many the situation is getting desperate. https://www.thelocal.it/20200401/as-virus-reaches-plateau-in-italy-concern-shifts-to-growing-numbers-who-cant-afford-to-eat Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:41:49 +0200 as-virus-reaches-plateau-in-italy-concern-shifts-to-growing-numbers-who-cant-afford-to-eat People in Italy work fewer years during their lifetime on average than in any other nation in Europe, new figures seem to show. But here's why that's not actually a good thing. https://www.thelocal.it/20191127/why-do-italians-have-the-shortest-working-life-in-europe Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:40:29 +0100 why-do-italians-have-the-shortest-working-life-in-europe Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday he will ask the European Commission to give Italy's poorer south a special status to help boost employment and tackle organized crime. https://www.thelocal.it/20190911/italy-to-seek-special-eu-status-for-disadvantaged-south Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:46:35 +0200 italy-to-seek-special-eu-status-for-disadvantaged-south A no-deal Brexit would cause the loss of 1.2 million jobs across Europe, including 139,140 in Italy, according to a newly-released study by Belgium's Leuven University. https://www.thelocal.it/20190802/no-deal-brexit-would-mean-139000-job-losses-in-italy-study Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:10:54 +0200 no-deal-brexit-would-mean-139000-job-losses-in-italy-study About 8.4 percent of the Italian population, or five million people, were still living in “absolute poverty” in 2018 according to the latest data from Italian national statistics office Istat. https://www.thelocal.it/20190619/five-million-people-are-still-living-in-poverty-in-italy Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:56:39 +0200 five-million-people-are-still-living-in-poverty-in-italy Italy is one of just a few European countries with no minimum wage law. But that could be about to change. https://www.thelocal.it/20190618/is-italy-about-to-introduce-a-minimum-wage Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:24:32 +0200 is-italy-about-to-introduce-a-minimum-wage Italy has reported higher levels of employment, but statistics reveal an increase in precarious contracts and poorly-paid work. https://www.thelocal.it/20190313/italian-unemployment-down-but-short-term-contracts-on-the-rise Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:37:49 +0100 italian-unemployment-down-but-short-term-contracts-on-the-rise Italy's economy shrank in the third quarter, a first since 2014, official data showed on Friday, upping the pressure on the country's populist government and its big spending budget. https://www.thelocal.it/20181130/the-italian-economy-just-contracted-for-the-first-time-since-2014 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:54:05 +0100 the-italian-economy-just-contracted-for-the-first-time-since-2014 In her bedroom in Naples, Imma Arco folds the last items of clothing into her suitcase and zips it shut. Like so many other young Italians, the 28-year-old is leaving the country, unable to find stable employment. https://www.thelocal.it/20180302/voting-with-their-feet-young-italians-leaving-italy Fri, 02 Mar 2018 12:37:10 +0100 voting-with-their-feet-young-italians-leaving-italy Almost one in five young Italians are neither employed, job-seeking, nor in full-time study, according to an EU-wide report released on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170718/italy-european-union-most-highest-percentage-neet-unemployed-young-people-millennials Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:17:40 +0200 italy-european-union-most-highest-percentage-neet-unemployed-young-people-millennials Italy's unemployment rate saw a slight drop in February, with a particularly significant fall in the number of jobless young people, which hit its lowest level since 2012. https://www.thelocal.it/20170403/italys-youth-unemployment-rate-falls-to-lowest-level-in-five-years Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:52:57 +0200 italys-youth-unemployment-rate-falls-to-lowest-level-in-five-years 'Work less, work for all.' That's the philosophy behind a proposed bill to reduce the Italian working week in a bid to tackle unemployment. https://www.thelocal.it/20170105/italian-region-mulls-introducing-32-hour-work-week Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:52:46 +0100 italian-region-mulls-introducing-32-hour-work-week A report by Catholic charity Caritas has revealed the characteristics of a 'typical' poor person in Italy, including a few surprising changes to the status quo. https://www.thelocal.it/20161018/for-the-first-time-the-younger-generation-is-italys-poorest Tue, 18 Oct 2016 19:09:35 +0200 for-the-first-time-the-younger-generation-is-italys-poorest