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Trial judge determines just cause for dismissal (Modulo 24 Contenzioso Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 7 June 2023 – Valentino Biasi)

Dismissal for just cause of worker who gives personal badge to others to certify (false) attendance at the company is lawful. The Italian Court of Cassation, by order…

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Decreto lavoro: disclosure obligations under the Transparency Decree made easier (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 169 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

Decree-Law 48 of 4 May 2023, so-called  “Decreto Lavoro“, which came into force on 5 May, lays down new measures to, inter alia, simplify the employment disclosure requirements…

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Italian Court of Cassation: employer’s repêchage obligation (obligation to relocate) – necessary to evaluate also positions that will become available in period close to dismissal

By judgment No 12132 of 8 May 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled on the subject of dismissal for justified objective reason. The Court specified that in…

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Collective dismissal, ‘extended’ comparison even if restructuring affects a single unit (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto of Il Sole 24 Ore, 19 May 2023 – Valentino Biasi, Luigi Picciarelli)

The comparison between redundant employees can be limited only to employees of a unit or sector, subject to their ability, due to previous employment in other company departments,…

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Whistleblowers on alert (Italia Oggi, 17 May 2023 – Alberto De Luca, Julia Ivankovic)

Whistleblowers liable for similar actions The legislation that protects an employee who reports unlawful conduct which he/she has become aware of due to his/her duties is ‘aimed at…

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The EU Commission bans TikTok. Would it be possible in Italy? (Dealflower, 12 May 2023 – Enrico De Luca, Julia Ivankovic)

As is well known, on 23 February 2023 the European Commission requested its employees and collaborators to uninstall the TikTok social network application from their business and personal…

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Video cameras and disciplinary breaches (MAG de Legalcommunity, 10 May 2023 – Enrico De Luca, Martina De Angeli)

By Order No 8375 of 23 March 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation confirmed that footage from video surveillance systems installed for security purposes may be used to…

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Violation of the Transparency Decree on the matter of automated tools entails anti-union conduct also if it concerns riders (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto of Il Sole 24 Ore, 5 May 2023 – Alberto De Luca, Luigi Picciarelli)

The Court was called upon to rule on several issues, including the refusal by a well-known food delivery company to communicate to the plaintiff trade unions the information…

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The issue of video cameras in the workplace (Wired, 28 April 2023 – Enrico De Luca)

An order of the Court of Cassation recognises that an employer may use security camera footage for disciplinary purposes Employers may use security camera footage for disciplinary purposes. This…

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Collective dismissals: the conditions to limit them to certain corporate departments (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 168 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

Under the law that regulates dismissals in Italy, specific selection criteria must be applied in identifying the relevant employees, throughout the entire corporate group. However, according to well-established…

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