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Decree Law No. 127 of September 21, 2021 (hereinafter, “Decree“), in force since September 22, has introduced the COVID-19 Green Certification obligation (hereinafter, “Green pass”) to all workers in the public and private sectors. In particular, from October 15, 2021, through December 31, 2021 (the current end of the “state of emergency”), “anyone carrying out ....

In judgment no. 20819 of 21 July 2021, the Joint Sections of the Italian Court of Cassation in confirming the decision on the merits, ruled that the clause attached to the airline cabin crew employment contract (entitled “Termination of contract”), which was the subject of the trade union’s action, is discriminatory. The clause in question ....

With note no. 1363 of 14 September 2021, the National Labour Inspectorate (“INL”) provided some clarifications concerning the amendments made by Decree Law no. 73/2021 ( “Decreto Sostegni bis“) to the regulation of the reasons for fixed-term contracts. New reason The “Decreto Sostegni bis“, as converted by Law no. 106/2021, supplemented the rules set out ....

The Court of Venezia, in its ruling no. 494/2021, stated that a company that suffered a cyber-attack and was forced to pay a ransom to recover stolen data can fire an employee who has repeatedly surfed on unsafe sites for private purposes and put internal security at risk. Facts of the case The worker employed ....

The Supreme Court of Cassation, in its Order no. 21172/2021, established that a director’s waiver of remuneration may be expressed by their conclusive conduct that unequivocally reveals their intention to waive the relevant right. However, the waiving act must be inferred not from the mere failure to request compensation, whatever the reasons, but from external ....