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The Court of Ravenna refers dismissal of disabled person for exceeding the protected period to the European Court of Justice

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…

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DID YOU KNOW THAT… On 19 February 2024, the collective agreement for “shoppers” was signed?

On 19 February, Assogrocery and the trade unions NIdiL, CGIL, FeLSA, CISL and UILTemp signed a collective agreement that grants protection for “shoppers”, i.e. collaborators who prepare and…

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The “Milleproroghe Decree” – the expert’s view: “How the new rules on fixed-term contracts work in practice” (ADNKronos – 22 February 2024, Vittorio De Luca)

“With the imminent conversion into law of the Italian Milleproroghe Decree, the extension of the deadline for entering into a fixed-term contract beyond 12 months, by agreement between…

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Unlawful dismissal for just cause (Modulo 24 Contenzioso Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 22 February 2024 – Enrico De Luca, Raffaele Di Vuolo)

Employment relationship - Dismissal for just cause - Unlawfulness - Existence The existence of wilful and negligent misconduct to the detriment of the employer company requires that the…

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Effects of Italy’s accession to the Framework Agreement

On 28 December 2023, Italy joined the European Framework Agreement called “Framework Agreement on the application of Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004 in cases of…

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New due diligence tools for employers: Corporate sustainability due diligence directive (Norme e Tributi Plus Diritto — Il Sole 24 Ore, 14 February 2024 — Alberto De Luca, Chiara Carminati)

Provisional agreement on corporate sustainability due diligence directive: text still to be examined by the Legal Affairs Committee and approved by the European Parliament sitting as a whole…

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Whistleblowing – SMEs need expert advice (ItaliaOggi 7, 19 February 2024 – Vittorio De Luca)

There is no end to new initiatives on the subject of whistleblowing. While the provisions of Italian Legislative Decree no. 24 of 10 March 2023 are already in…

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Cross-border workers: new agreement between Italy and Switzerland on taxes and remote working effective from 1 January 2024 (Norme e Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 14 February 2024 – Valentino Biasi, Andrea di Nino)

Historically, cross-border work between Italy and Switzerland has been regulated by the Agreement signed in Rome in 1974 (‘1974 Rome Agreement’)and, also, by the Convention against double taxation…

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Critical moment for the Italian Court of Cassation Court case-law on contracting-out (Il Sole 24 Ore, 16 February 2024 — Vittorio De Luca)

In our legal system, the issue of contracting-out and agency work has always been the focus of attention by the legislator in the field of employment law. Not…

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Application of the obligation to reinstate where justified objective reason for dismissal did not exist (Camera di Commercio di Spagna in Italia – Enrico De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

By order no. 87 of 3 January 2024, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled on the applicability of reinstatement where the fact underlying the dismissal ordered for justified…

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