Simonetta Renga
The paper arises from new developments which have taken place in the labour market, namely the emergence and spread of new working patterns and the introduction of social security pro-visions geared to increase labour mobility. On one hand, the changes which labour law is undergoing unravel a tension towards the creation of employment through the establishment of working patterns able to suit labour demand. On the other hand, social se-curity is turning into an instrument directing manpower towards different jobs, developing sectors of the economy, and new work-ing patterns. In other words, we are going to experience a blur-ring of the borderlines between social security and labour law. In this context, the definition of the terms of the interaction between the two systems becomes of overwhelming importance.