Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970)
Italy's Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970), the core limit on an employer's power to watch and discipline staff: monitoring equipment such as CCTV, tracking and call recording only for organisational, safety or asset-protection needs and only after a union agreement or labour inspectorate authorisation, with work tools and attendance systems exempt, and monitoring data usable only after adequate information to workers; no guards supervising work, no health checks, searches or opinion inquiries outside the Act's limits; a posted disciplinary code with a prior charge and hearing; and the union rights every Italian workplace must honour.
Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970) is a compliance framework from Italy with 4 domains and 36 controls that map to 2 other frameworks. The largest domains are Title I: Freedom and dignity of the worker (arts 1 to 13) – Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970) (19 controls), Title III: Trade union activity in the workplace (arts 19 to 30) – Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970) (11 controls), Title II: Freedom of association (arts 14 to 18) – Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970) (4 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Title I: Freedom and dignity of the worker (arts 1 to 13) – Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 1 | Art. 1 Respect workers' freedom of opinion at the workplace |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 10 | Art. 10 Give student workers compatible shifts, overtime exemption and paid exam leave |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 11 | Art. 11 Have company welfare activities run by worker-majority bodies and let the RSA check the canteen |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 12 | Art. 12 Let recognised patronage institutes operate in the company |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 2(1)-(2) | Art. 2(1)-(2) Use sworn security guards only to protect company assets |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 2(3) | Art. 2(3) Do not use security guards to supervise work |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 3 | Art. 3 Tell workers who supervises their work |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 4(1) | Art. 4(1) Install remote-monitoring equipment only for permitted purposes and after a union agreement or labour inspectorate authorisation |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 4(2) | Art. 4(2) Confine the agreement exemption to work tools and attendance-recording systems |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 4(3) | Art. 4(3) Give workers adequate information before using monitoring data, and comply with the data protection code |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 5 | Art. 5 Do not check workers' health or sickness directly |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 6(1)-(2) | Art. 6(1)-(2) Limit personal searches to indispensable asset-protection cases and carry them out under the statutory conditions |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 6(3)-(4) | Art. 6(3)-(4) Agree the cases and methods of personal searches with the union representation |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 7(1) | Art. 7(1) Post the disciplinary code where all workers can see it |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 7(2)-(3) | Art. 7(2)-(3) Charge the worker in advance, hear the defence and allow union assistance |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 7(4)-(5) | Art. 7(4)-(5) Respect the limits on sanctions and wait five days after the written charge |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 7(6)-(8) | Art. 7(6)-(8) Honour the conciliation and arbitration route and disregard sanctions after two years |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 8 | Art. 8 Do not investigate workers' opinions or facts irrelevant to their professional aptitude |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 9 | Art. 9 Let workers' representatives check health and safety compliance |
Title II: Freedom of association (arts 14 to 18) – Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 14 | Art. 14 Respect the right to form and join unions and carry on union activity at work |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 15 | Art. 15 Do not make employment conditional on union membership or discriminate |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 16 | Art. 16 Do not grant discriminatory collective pay advantages |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 17 | Art. 17 Do not form or support company-controlled unions |
Title III: Trade union activity in the workplace (arts 19 to 30) – Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 19 | Art. 19 Recognise company union representations formed by entitled unions |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 20 | Art. 20 Allow paid workplace assemblies up to ten hours a year |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 21 | Art. 21 Allow union referendums on the premises outside working hours |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 22 | Art. 22 Obtain the union's clearance before transferring union leaders and candidates |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 23 | Art. 23 Grant paid leave to union representation leaders at the statutory minimum |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 24 | Art. 24 Grant union leaders at least eight days unpaid leave a year for negotiations and congresses |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 25 | Art. 25 Provide union notice boards accessible to all workers |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 26 | Art. 26 Allow union dues collection and recruitment on the premises |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 27 | Art. 27 Provide premises for union representations |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 28 | Art. 28 Refrain from anti-union conduct and comply with court orders to stop it |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 30 | Art. 30 Grant paid leave to members of provincial and national union bodies |
Titles IV to VI: Leave for public and union office, State-aided businesses and general provisions (arts 31 to 41) – Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 31 | Art. 31 Place workers elected to public office or senior union posts on unpaid leave of absence on request |
| italy-workers-statute-law-300-1970::Art. 36 | Art. 36 Apply collectively agreed conditions when receiving State benefits, public works contracts or public service concessions |
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Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970) is a compliance framework from Italy with 4 domains and 36 controls. Italy's Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970), the core limit on an employer's power to watch and discipline staff: monitoring equipment such as CCTV, tracking and call recording only for organisational, safety or asset-protection needs and only after a union agreement or labour inspectorate authorisation, with work tools and attendance systems exempt, and monitoring data usable only after adequate information to workers; no guards supervising work, no health checks, searches or opinion inquiries outside the Act's limits; a posted disciplinary code with a prior charge and hearing; and the union rights every Italian workplace must honour. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970) actually require?
Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970) has 36 controls organised across 4 domains. The largest domains are Title I: Freedom and dignity of the worker (arts 1 to 13) – Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970) (19 controls), Title III: Trade union activity in the workplace (arts 19 to 30) – Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970) (11 controls), Title II: Freedom of association (arts 14 to 18) – Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970) (4 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970) do I already cover?
Italy Workers' Statute (Law 300/1970) maps to 2 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are ISO 27001:2022 (14% coverage), GDPR (14% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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