La Constitutional Court declared inadmissible the request for a referendum called on the provisions of the Jobs Act which repeal the article 18 of the Workers' Statute, the one relating to dismissals without just cause.
Instead, the Consulta has admitted the consultations to question the Italians on the repeal of the "limiting provisions of joint and several liability in the matter of procurement” and of the “ancillary work provisions (voucher)”.
However, the CGIL does not give up and communicates its intention to "continue the battle" to amend the provisions of the Jobs Act on dismissals and evaluates the appeal to the European Court. This was announced by the secretary general of the union, Susanna Camusso, during a press conference held following the decision of the constitutional judges.
In any case, after the pronouncement of the constitutional judges, the Gentiloni government can breathe a sigh of relief. The decision that mattered most for the Executive was the one on article 18: if the referendum had been admitted, in fact, an acceleration in the race for the general elections to postpone the referendum consultation would have been probable, which otherwise would have had to be held by June .
At this point, however, it is probable that the political elections will not be held before the autumn or even at the natural end of the legislature, in 2018.
