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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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Damages for demotion taxed if the nature of the compensation is not specified (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto De Il Sole 24 Ore, 13 April 2023 – Alberto De Luca, Claudia Cerbone)

The applicability of an exemption regime requires the taxpayer to provide rigorous proof of fulfilment of all factual prerequisites giving rise to compensatory damages. The Court of Cassation,…

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Wide-ranging whistleblowing protection (Italia Oggi Sette Affari Legali – 5 April 2023, Vittorio De Luca)

Protection also extends to shareholders, apprentices, the self-employed, and consultants. Wide-ranging whistleblowing protection. In addition to their current employees and collaborators, private sector companies must also provide protection…

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Failure to hire apprentice who was also a mother and mitigated proof of discrimination (Modulo 24 Contenzioso Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 5 April 2023 – Vittorio De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

The Court of Cassation, in its recent Order No 3361 of 3 February 2023, reiterated its consistent approach concerning the allocation of the burden of proof in anti-discrimination…

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