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The European Whistleblower (Legislation & Taxation Newsletter no. 124 – German Italian Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

On 23 April 2018, the European Commission formalised a proposal for a Directive for the protection of whistleblowers (Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on…

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Whistleblowing within private employment (Il Giornale di Vicenza – Idea Impresa, 30 May 2018 – Vittorio De Luca, Lucio Portaro)

Law No. 179/2017 has introduced the whistleblowing institution within private employment. As is well-known, this is not a totally new institution for our legal system, since it had…

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Right to criticize and dismissal: when the worker is justified (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 30 May 2018 – Alberto De Luca, Gabriele Scafati)

With judgment No. 11645/18, the Court of Cassation made clear once again its opinion on the relation between the right of criticism, protected under the Constitution, and the…

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DO YOU KNOW THAT… Effective from 25 May, the European Regulation on the protection of personal data has entered in full force?

On 25 May 2018, the European Regulation on the protection of personal data has entered into full force in each member state of the European Union (including Italy).…

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The clarifications of the Italian National Labor Inspectorate (“INL”) relating to the filing of the conciliation minutes signed before the trade unions

The Confederdia Union has requested clarifications to the National Labour Inspectorate (“INL”) regarding the rejection issued by the territorial office of the Inspectorate to the filing of the…

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Statement of Agreement Signed for the Rubber Plastic Sector

On 2 May 2018, the Plastic Rubber Federation signed a statement of agreement with Filctem CGIL, Femca CISL and Uiltec UIL which, in line with the Interconfederal Agreement…

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Riders are self-employed professionals

The Court of Turin, with judgement No. 778 dated 11 April 2018, rejected the appeal lodged by 6 riders against a well-known German food delivery company. In this…

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Resigning Agent and lack of just cause

The Court of Appeals of Turin, with judgement dated 22 December 2017 reviewed a case of resignation for just cause presented by an agent of a company in…

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Lawful dismissal for justified objective reasons not based on an economic crisis

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 9127 dated 12 April 2018 reviewed the case of dismissal for justified objective reasons not supported by a negative economic trend.…

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Lawful dismissal of those who offend their company on Facebook

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 10280 published on 27 April 2018 reviewed the case of a dismissal ordered to an employee who had published disparaging statements…

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