The collective agreement in outsourced work: the Supreme Court applies the new article 42.6 of the Workers’ Statute

Commentary on Supreme Court Ruling 815/2022, October 6

Abstract

The new article 42.6 of the Workers' Statute, relative to the applicable agreement for workers of contractor and subcontractor companies, establishes a general rule and several exceptions. In this way, the labor reform has introduced the jurisprudential guidelines in the norm, in order to avoid abusive and unfair practices.