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Categories: Legislation

In its recent Order no. 6782 of 14 March 2024, the Italian Court of Cassation affirmed the following principle of law: “in the case of a permanent employment relationship, the employer’s waiver of the notice period, in the face of the worker’s resignation, does not give rise to the latter’s right to obtain compensation in ....

Categories: Legislation

On Wednesday 13 March 2024, the European Parliament approved the draft text of the so-called “AI Act”, the first Regulation on artificial intelligence. The Regulation establishes obligations in relation to the use of AI on the basis of possible risks and level of impact with the aim of protecting individuals’ fundamental rights, democracy and environmental sustainability ....

Categories: Legislation

With its order of 4 January 2024, the Court of Ravenna referred to the European Court of Justice the judgment of the Italian legislation on the calculation of absences from work caused by disabling diseases in the protected period (periodo di comporto). The question posed to the European Court of Justice can be summarised as ....

Categories: Legislation

The draft Italian Legislative Decree on international taxation (implementing Italian Law of 9 August 2023, no. 111, containing “Delegation to the Government for the revision of the tax system”) which contains the new regime for impatriate workers is currently being discussed in the Chamber of Deputies within the Italian Parliament.  At present the text amends ....

Categories: Legislation

With Ruling of 14 September 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, ‘DPA’) found that the processing of data carried out by a company appointed to read gas, electricity and water meters (the ‘Company’) was unlawful, confirming that the employer has an obligation to provide a full response to ....