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Court of Cassation: the so-called strike of duties is unlawful

With its judgment No. 1350 of 26 January 2016, the Court of Cassation has held that a disciplinary sanction inflicted on an employee who, upon industrial unrest, had…

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Approval of the self-employment’s statute

On 28 January 2016, the Council of Ministers passed, amongst others, the bill conveying measures for protecting non-entrepreneurial self-employment. The regulation at issue must follow the procedure to…

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European Court of Human Rights: the employer may control the employee’s emails under certain conditions

In its judgment No. 61496, handed down on 12 January 2016, the European Court of Human Rights considered the dismissal served on an employee who, during working hours,…

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The new procedure for validating dismissals and for any termination by mutual consent

The long-awaited Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies of 15 December 2015 on the ways of communicating dismissals and any termination of the employment by…

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Court of Milan: statute-barred salary receivables

With its judgment No. 3460, published on 16 December 2015, the Court of Milan has ruled, amongst others, on the objection of being statute-barred raised by a company…

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Collaborations and the certification instrument

The employment presumption, introduced by article 2 of Legislative Decree No. 81/2015, does not apply to the collaborations (i) for which the collective bargaining agreements foresee specific rules;…

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What do people chatting on email at work risk? (Panorama, January 2016)

The story of a Romanian employee fired for his private messages sent from the office is making almost all employees nervous. Can companies really fire people for chatting…

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The termination clause in the agency agreement.

The Labour Section of the Court of Appeal of Milan, with its first-time ruling n. 218/2013, complied with the most recent case law of legality, which has changed its…

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Court of Appeal of Milan: dismissal is legitimate once the protected period is over

With ruling n. 780 of 5 October 2015 confirming the decision of the first instance judge, the Court of Appeal of Milan, Employment Section, declared the legitimacy of…

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Renewal of the CCNL (Italian National Collective Bargaining Agreement) Rubber-Plastic: the draft agreement has been signed

After long, complex negotiations, signatures were affixed on 10 December 2015 to the draft renewal of the CCNL of the Rubber – Plastic sector, expiring on 31 December…

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