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Dismissal for justified objective reason, assessment of the reason and irrelevance of retaliation (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 18 February 2021 – Enrico De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

The Supreme Court of Cassation, in its decision 1514/2021, published on 25 January 2021, referencing well-established principles, provides a clear overview of the production-related factors that justify dismissal…

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The testimony of family members is reliable (Il Quotidiano del lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 12 February 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Antonella Iacobellis)

The debate on the reliability of family members' testimonies is recurrent, as they have a personal interest in the trial’s outcome.    The Supreme Court has returned to…

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The Covid quarantine obligation does not justify employee absence (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 11 February 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Roberta Padula)

The Court of Trento, in a ruling dated 21 January 2021, stated that an employee who is absent from work due to a fiduciary isolation ordered due to…

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The minimum requirements of the right to disconnection proposed by the European Parliament (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 9 February 2021 – Vittorio De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

On 21 January, the European Parliament approved the resolution containing recommendations to the Commission on the right to disconnection (2019/2181(INL). This term means - as specified by the…

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The right to remote working and the assessment of task compatibility (Il Quotidiano del lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 1 February 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

The Court of Rome, with its recent ruling no. 5961 of 21 January 2021, addresses the limits and conditions for the use of remote working. In the current…

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Collective company agreement with no expiry date. Legitimate unilateral withdrawal if proven (Il Quotidiano del lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 28 January 2021 – Enrico De Luca, Antonella Iacobellis)

The Court of Lamezia Terme, with the sentence of 14.01.2021, ruled that it is possible to unilaterally withdraw from a second level collective agreement with no expire date,…

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Cookies and other tracking tools: the Guarantor launches a public consultation

On 10 December 2020, the Italian Data Protection Authority ("Guarantor") launched a public consultation on the "Guidelines on the use of cookies and other tracking tools" (the "Guidelines")…

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Brexit: effects on workers’ mobility and personal data transfers

The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union  ("Brexit") will have an impact on international mobility for work purposes and personal data transfer to the United…

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Riders: programmed algorithm discrimination

The Court of Bologna, by order of 31 December 2020, upheld the appeal brought by three trade unions confederated to CGIL (Filt, Filcams and Nidl) against the company…

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Active policies: Fondo Nuove Competenze (New Skills Fund)

The Fondo Nuove competenze - FNC (New Skills Fund) was introduced by article 88, paragraph 1, of the “Relaunch Decree” (Decree Law no. 34/2020) and subsequently amended by…

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