Authors: Elena Gramano and Maurizio Del Conte
Date of Publication: 2018
Self-employment has always been looked at with high suspicion by both lawmakers and legal scholars, under the undeclared assumption that long-lasting relationships where an independent contractor directly provides for an activity in favor of someone else often hides a substantial subordinate employment relationship, voluntarily obscured by the “strong” party, namely the employer, in order to avoid costs and legal responsibilities. This article discusses a law in Italy protecting self-employed workers. [View Resource]
