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Disciplinary power: employer’s discretion and dismissal lawfulness (Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Italy news, 14 February 2023 – Enrico De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

To verify the existence of just cause or justified subjective reason for dismissal, the fact that a contractual breach similar to that contested against the dismissed employee, committed…

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Manager dismissal: justifiability and just cause compared (Modulo 24 Contenzioso Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 13 February 2023 – Vittorio De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

In its order no.88 of 3 January 2023, the Supreme Court of Cassation explained the delicateseparation between just cause and justifiability in manager dismissals. The Supreme Court held…

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De Luca & Partners and HR Capital launch a new whistleblowing task force (Legalcommunity, 6 February 2023)

De Luca & Partners launches a new task force supporting companies grappling with the Whistleblowing legislative decree, which requires employers to implement a system of protection and safeguards…

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Only the employer is entitled to install audiovisual systems (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 165 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Martina De Angeli)

By judgement no. 15644 of 23 November 2022, the Administrative Court of Lazio clarified, among other things, that the employer is the only person entitled to install audiovisual…

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European Court rules that employee tracking through company car geolocator is lawful (Norme e Tributi Plus Diritto, 23 January 2023 – Alberto De Luca, Claudia Cerbone)

As only geolocation data referring to kilometres travelled were considered, the interference in the applicant’s privacy was limited and proportional to the intended purpose. Dismissal by an employer…

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More protection for whistleblowing (Album Speciale Lavoro de La Repubblica, 18 January 2023 – Vittorio De Luca)

The draft legislative decree to transpose the EU directive on whistleblowing has been approved. As the fight against corruption and the protection of whistleblowers progresses this year, those…

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Carrying out unauthorised personal activities during working hours justifies dismissal even if the disciplinary code has not been displayed (Modulo24 Contenzioso Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 10 January 2023 – Vittorio De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

The Italian Court of Cassation, in judgment No 31150 of 21 October 2022, in line with its own precedents, clarified that the prior display of the disciplinary code…

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Excessive morbidity, discriminatory and retaliatory dismissal where the protected period has not been exceeded (Norme e Tributi Plus Lavoro, 23 December 2022 – Enrico De Luca, Raffaele Di Vuolo)

In the event of repeated absences – which have not exceeded the limit of the protected period – the onus is on the employer to prove the additional…

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Assisted negotiation extended to employment disputes (Mag de Legalcommunity, 21 December – Alberto De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

The Reform of the Civil Proceedings, (Italian Legislative Decree No 149 of 10 October 2022) will extend, with effect from 30 June 2023, the ‘assisted negotiation’ procedure to…

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Business transfer: agreement with the Unions can derogate from statutory working conditions (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 164 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Martina De Angeli)

By order no. 25055 of 22 August 2022, the Italian Court of Cassation has affirmed that in case of transfer of a business - or parts thereof -…

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