Legislation and collective bargaining on age management in the italian digital transition

Abstract

Italy is one of the most «silver» countries in the world, taking on the difficult role of precursor in facing this demographic transformation. This global trend is happening concurrently to the digital transition, another relevant social change. They both play essential roles in every area of economic and social life, including in the organisation of work. In light of the above, this paper aims to analyse how Italy is addressing age management in public and private workplaces and if digitalisation can be an opportunity for improving tools and practices to valorise the «age» factor. The analysis will be based on the most recent Italian legislation and collective agreements on the matter, in order to identify the regulated measures and the digital tools for the inclusion of older workers in the labour market and if they are adequate to achieve this goal