Financial participation and share ownership by workers: the situation in Italy. WP C.S.D.L.E. "Massimo D'Antona" N. 11/2003

[From the Introduction]. This paper will examine the current situation and future prospects of Italian legislation regarding the financial participation of workers in enterprise (in particular in the form of share ownership). Although most of the information and observations that follow will focus on Italy, some initial reference will be made to evolution within the European Community; the increasingly marked influence of EU social law on national labour systems makes it inevitable to introduce the topic from a European perspective, taking into account the main issues that have been raised – and apparently continue to be raised – at a Community level