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Continuance in effect: National Collective Labour Agreement effective until conclusion of a new one (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 156 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Elena Cannone)

By Order no. 40409/2021 dated 28 October 2021, lodged on 16 December 2021, the Court of Cassation reconfirmed the general principle that as collective agreements governed by ordinary…

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Remote Working: Protocol containing guidelines for collective bargaining signed

On 7 December, the social partners and the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies signed the "National Protocol on remote working" (the "Protocol"). As stated in the introduction,…

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Court of Milan: the ban on dismissals applies to executives

With ruling no. 2629 of 10 November 2021, the Court of Milan considers that the dismissal prohibition introduced by the emergency legislation applies to executives. Facts of the…

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Labour: extended measures to contain COVID19

On 24 December 2021, Decree Law 221, entitled "Extension of the state of national emergency and further measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic" (the "Decree"),…

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Occasional self-employment: new prior reporting obligation

Law 17 December 2021, no. 215 converting Law Decree 21 October 2021, no. 146 in force since 21 December (known as "Fiscal Decree”), to counter evasion during occasional…

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DID YOU KNOW THAT… The catalogue of predicate offences for the administrative liability of entities has been extended?

On 8 November, the national legislature approved two separate legislative decrees introducing new predicate offences to the list of administrative liability of entities under Legislative Decree no. 231/2001.…

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It is unlawful to produce audio recordings made by third parties in Court (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 22 December 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Valentino Biasi)

In its ruling no. 2286 of 3 December 2021, the Court of Venice, Civil Section II, ruled on the legitimacy of an audio recording made by a third…

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Employer controls, disciplinary measures and the right to confidentiality (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 20 December 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Martina De Angeli)

On 12 November 2021, in its ruling no. 33809, the Court of Cassation returned to the issue of employer controls using electronic tools, considering the principles and restrictions…

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Hostile messages on social media: it is anti-union behaviour if the company doesn’t expressly condemn (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 155 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Elena Cannone)

By an order of 11 August, the Court of Milan ruled that allowing a company’s official to disseminate hostile messages through the social networks against a union, its…

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Riders: any relationship termination is subject to the rules on collective dismissals

In its ruling no. 376 of last 23 November, The Court of Florence declared the unilateral terminations made by a digital platform of home food deliveries (the "Company")…

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