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Fixed term contract: the indemnification protection covers only periods not actually worked

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 17248 dated 2 July 2018, faced the matter of the protection of employees when in the presence of a series of…

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Work activity while on sick leave: dismissal is legitimate only if work delays healing

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 17514 dated 4 July 2018, deemed justified the disciplinary dismissal ordered to a bus driver of a private rental company who,…

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Even for the Court of Milan food-riders are self-employed

The “battle” on the type of employment relationship of the so-called riders in the age of the gig economy continues. A few months after the judgement issued by…

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Dismissal for justified objective reasons: legal prerequisites and penalties

The Court of Cassation, with judgement dated 25 June 2018 No. 16702, issued a new ruling on the dismissal for justified objective reasons and related penalty consequences. In…

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DO YOU KNOW THAT… There is no traceability obligation for expense reimbursements?

Art. 1, paragraph 910 of Law No. 205/2017 (the so-called Budget Law 2018) established that, effective from July 1, 2018, employers and private clients must pay to employees…

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Dignity Decree 2.0

In the past few days, the so called Dignity Decree (Law Decree 87/2018), which came into force on 14 July, was not approved by the Finance and Labour…

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The new reform in transnational posting

The EU Directive No. 2018/957 amending the directive 96/71/EC regarding the posting of employees during the provision of services has been published on the EU Official Journal dated…

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National Collective Bargaining Agreement Signed with Chemical industry employees

On 20 July 2018, the parties reached an agreement for the renewal of the national collective bargaining agreement for employees of the chemical industry, chemical-pharmaceutical industry, chemical fibres…

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Good the open dialogue but bad the government ignoring riders and unprotected workers (Affari&Finanza, 9 July 2018 – Vittorio De Luca)

VITTORIO DE LUCA: “THE DECISION TO OPEN A DIALOGUE WITH THE EMPLOYERS (FOOD DELIVERY COMPANIES) IS MEANINGFUL AND THE DOCUMENT SIGNED BY SOME OF THEM REPRESENTS A FIRST…

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Extensions and renewals, regulatory uncertainties fuel the rush (Il Sole 24 Ore, 6 July 2018 – Vittorio De Luca)

"These are very hectic days for the companies and agencies offering staff leasing due to the effects of the new fixed-term contracts rules. This risks to trigger a…

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