Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Italy: ever more protection for delivery ‘riders’ Italy: ever more protection for delivery ‘riders’ Following the autumn 2019 decree-law that introduced measures protecting home meal delivery ‘riders’ (c.f. article No. 11336 and No. 11463), several events have recently moved in the direction of a trend towards even better protection including, mandatory (as of 01 February 2020), work-related accident cover for these workers, a ruling from the Court of Cassation saying bike delivery riders working under ‘continuous coordinated collaboration’ contracts should receive the same pay as employees carrying out similar tasks, and a decision by an Italian food company to employ these ‘riders’. Through . Published on 31 January 2020 à 12h29 - Update on 30 January 2020 à 21h30 Resources Work-related accident cover. From 01 February 2020 and in accordance with the application of the 2019 decree-law, delivery riders will be able to avail of the same work-related accident and sickness cover as salaried employees. Accordingly, riders will have to register with the INAIL (National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work).… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageNameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels