Show Notes
A first for Pay Attention, our Pay Transparency Directive podcast: a sequel. Because apparently the first serving of Italy and the Pay Transparency Directive wasn’t quite satiating enough. Tom Heys and David Lorimer are delighted to once again be joined by Ornella Patané to unpack Italy’s latest draft legislation – where salary definitions are debated like ragù recipes, CCNL classifications simmer away, and even employee information rights come with a strict “once a year” serving suggestion. ...
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