Supervisor – AI Professionals
Our Managing Partner, Vittorio De Luca, contributed to the volume “Supervisor – AI Professionals”, edited by Filippo Poletti, together with distinguished figures from the professional community who enriched…
Publications
Remote monitoring and dismissal: what the Italian Supreme Court established in judgment no. 30822/2025
“The images collected through audiovisual systems may be used for disciplinary purposes only if all the conditions laid down by Article 4 of the Italian Workers’ Statute are met and…
Corporate groups and joint employer liability: the conditions for co-employment even in the absence of fraudulent intent
Judgment no. 26170 of 25 September 2025, issued by the Italian Supreme Court - Labor Division - falls within a well-established line of case law concerning co-employment (i.e. “codatorialità”) within corporate groups. With…
GPS monitoring of company vehicles: dismissal is lawful if the monitoring serves defensive purposes (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto de Il Sole 24 Ore, 23 December 2025 – Martina De Angeli e Alesia Hima)
The use of geolocation tools may be considered lawful when the monitoring is targeted, proportionate, and aimed at verifying unlawful conduct.With judgment no. 30821 of 24 November 2025,…
Dismissal upheld for an employee who engaged in sporting activities incompatible with their physical limitations (Italo-French Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Silvia Zulato)
In judgment no. 28367 of 27 October 2025, the Court of Cassation – Labour Section – upheld the legitimacy of the summary dismissal imposed on an employee who,…
Multiple dismissals and standing to sue: the Court of Appeal of Bologna clarifies the distinction between “simultaneous” and “subsequent” dismissals
In its judgment no. 500/2025, the Court of Appeal of Bologna, on 13 October 2025, provides an important analysis of the principles governing challenges to multiple dismissals served…
IT monitoring and dismissal: the role of prior information in ensuring the legitimacy of disciplinary charges
With judgment no. 28365 of 27 October 2025, the Italian Supreme Court – Labor Division – addressed the balance between an employer’s monitoring powers and employees’ rights to…
Distinction between transport contracts and service contracts: the primacy of substance over form reaffirmed (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto, Il Sole 24 Ore, 25 November 2025 – Alessandro Ferrari and Alesia Hima)
The Court strengthens the interpretative approach aimed at ensuring greater protection for workers employed in outsourcing arrangements. The Court of Cassation returns to the distinction between transport contracts…
Dismissal is legitimate if employer monitoring complies with company policies drawn up in accordance with the law (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto de Il Sole 24 Ore, 11 November 2025 – Martina De Angeli, Alesia Hima)
In judgment no. 28365 of 27 October 2025, the Court of Cassation, Labour Section, upheld the legitimacy of the disciplinary dismissal imposed on an employee for the unlawful…
Pay Equality and Pay Transparency: The New Obligations Introduced by the EU Directive
EU Directive No. 970/2023 requires companies to adopt concrete measures to ensure pay equality between men and women, setting strict requirements for pay transparency and protection against wage…