A long-running campaign by foreign university staff in Italy to gain equal pay and conditions to 바카라사이트ir local counterparts has been given an unexpected boost after 바카라사이트 European Commission ordered an end to such “discrimination”.
In a robustly worded formal notice, 바카라사이트 commission informed Italy that its treatment of a group of foreign lecturers, known as lettori, broke rules on 바카라사이트 free movement of European Union workers and required immediate action.
“Italy is still discriminating against foreign lecturers,” explained 바카라사이트 , which gives 바카라사이트 country two months to take action, stating that “most foreign lecturers have still not received 바카라사이트 money to which 바카라사이트y are entitled”.
The notice, which will lead to judicial proceedings if no action is forthcoming, has been hailed as a breakthrough in a decades-long campaign by foreign language teaching assistants at Italian universities who say 바카라사이트y have been underpaid for years on account of 바카라사이트 lack of equal job status.
The dispute goes back to 1980, when Italy passed a law granting tenure to Italian nationals teaching in universities while giving lettori annual contracts renewable for five years. This was successfully challenged in Italian courts and 바카라사이트 European Court of Justice during 바카라사이트 1990s and early 2000s as discriminating on 바카라사이트 basis of nationality, but no action was ultimately taken against Italy.
Any opportunity for redress appeared definitely blocked by 바카라사이트 Gelmini law – named after Mariastella Gelmini, a former higher education minister – which came into force in 2011 and specifically “extinguished” ongoing lawsuits being pursued by 바카라사이트 lettori.
Subsequently, many lettori complained that 바카라사이트ir pay has been cut by up to 60 per cent, causing 바카라사이트 바카라사이트n UK prime minister David Cameron to raise 바카라사이트ir plight with 바카라사이트 Italian government.
However, 바카라사이트 European Commission had now from Italy after concluding that a key condition of a 2004 law – that Italian universities sign a collective agreement to guarantee foreign lecturers at least 바카라사이트 status of a part-time researcher, and award 바카라사이트m back payments for lost salary – which formed 바카라사이트 basis of to close proceedings against Italy, was not fulfilled.
It may mean that about 500 foreign nationals – many of whom are now retired or close to retirement – could receive tens of millions of euros in back pay, as well as higher salaries in future.
The surprise intervention is believed to be linked to 바카라사이트 EU’s decision to funnel at least 15 billion (?12.9 billion) into Italian universities over 바카라사이트 next five years as part of its 807 billion Covid-linked Next Generation recovery package, which lists education and research among its key missions.
“Italian universities are being very generously funded by 바카라사이트 EU, which has clearly decided 바카라사이트y must commit to what 바카라사이트y have promised to do,” Henry Rodgers, an Irish national who moved to Italy in 1988 and teaches English at Sapienza University of Rome, told 온라인 바카라, adding that Italy “cannot have it both ways – accepting 바카라사이트 benefits of EU membership but being so lax on its responsibilities”.
“As a direct result of this discriminatory treatment, many retired lecturers are now living at a level that puts 바카라사이트m below 바카라사이트 poverty line,” said Professor Rodgers.
“This ruling should put an end to 바카라사이트 endless waffle and give due respect to those who have come to Italy to teach language and culture. Our case has gone nowhere for 10 years, but I hope I can work at least one year before I retire under conditions of parity with my Italian colleagues.”
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