La partecipazione dei lavoratori nell'impresa : le ragioni di un ritardo

The starting point of the essay is the finding that diffusion in Italian undertakings of employee involvement in the managerial decision-making process has been poor and delayed. The Author argues that this was caused by the dominance of an antagonistic cultural mindset within trade unions in the second half of the last century. Such an influence also fostered the emergence of some key-principles of Italian labour law, namely the rejection of the notion of objective interest of the company. Finally, the latest developments in the political and trade union and parliamentary debate on this matter are examined such as the delegation of legislative powers conferred by the s.c. «Fornero Act» due to exercise by last March.