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Italian Court of Cassation: work clothes that act as a protective barrier are PPE

The Italian Court of Cassation, with order of 11 October 2022, No 29720, confirmed that ‘any equipment, ancillary or accessory which could actually constitute a protective barrier, however…

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A late medical certificate justifies absence

The Italian Court of Cassation, with judgment No 33134 of 10 November 2022, established that there is no unjustified absence if a worker delivers the medical certificate of…

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Straining occurs when the harassment is not continuous and there is no malicious intent on the part of the employer

With order No 32020/2022, published on 28 October 2022, the Italian Court of Cassation, IV civil section, expressed its opinion on the distinctive features that differentiate straining from…

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Reform of employment proceedings

On 17 October 2022, Italian Legislative Decree No 149/2022, implementing Italian Delegated Law No 206/2021, was published in the Italian Official Gazette, under which the reform of the…

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DID YOU KNOW THAT… The exemption threshold for fringe benefits has been increased to EUR 3,000?

On 18 November 2022, Italian Decree-law No 176/2022 (the ‘Aiuti-quater [LT1] Decree’) containing additional measures to support the energy sector and relating to employment and public finance, was published…

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Sustainable Humanity, Stefania Raviele’s interview on switch up, Rinascita Digitale format

During this episode Stefania Raviele delved into the issues of inclusion and gender equality within corporate organizations and how they are required to take into account numerous factors…

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Managers excluded from dismissal prohibition during pandemic (Guida al Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore – Alberto De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

The Court of Rome differs from the Capitoline Court of Appeal guidelines over the exclusion of the dismissal prohibition for managers during the Covid emergency. Measures to combat…

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Assisted negotiation, labour settlements are no longer just carried out by trade unions or their equivalent (Norme & Tributi Plus Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore – Alberto De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

The agreement reached between the parties under the assisted negotiation procedure will be incontrovertible and subject to the same stability regime for conciliation agreements signed under any “protected…

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Employer monitoring and detective agency – legal limits

In its order no. 25287 of 24 August 2022, the Court of Cassation ruled on monitoring carried out by the employer and confirmed the legal principles within which…

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Contract term ineffectiveness if there is a company transfer

In its order no. 21453 of 6 July 2022, the Court of Cassation stated that if there is a company transfer, a worker reinstated after the employment contract…

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