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Digitalisation and Sustainability: challenges for future corporate governance (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 25 October 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Martina De Angeli)

Digitalisation and sustainability are two issues at the heart of the debate about the challenges companies will face soon. To date, the term “digitalisation” (or “digital transformation”) still…

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Remote working and returning to work: post-emergency considerations (Il Quotidiano del lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 25 October 2021 – Vittorio De Luca)

Remote working has exponentially increased due to the Covid-19 health emergency that started in 2020. The advantages and potential of this work method, forcibly experienced at a mass…

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Employee Legitimate dismissal due to performing other activities while being absent for illness (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 13 October 2021 – Enrico De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

With its order no. 26709 of 1 October 2021, the Court of Cassation expressed its opinion on the legitimacy of dismissals of workers who are caught carrying out…

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Compensatory damages in case of limitation of the workers’ freedom of association (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 153 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Elena Cannone)

In judgment no. 20819 of 21 July 2021, the Joint Sections of the Italian Court of Cassation in confirming the decision on the merits, ruled that the clause…

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Non-competition agreement: the payment is valid even if paid during employment (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 7 September 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Roberta Padula)

The Court of Cassation, with order no. 23418 of 25 August 2021, returned to deal with the subject of requirements for validity of non-competition agreements. The Court’s ruling…

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Court of Trento, legitimate dismissal of a no mask worker (Il Quotidiano del lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 11 August 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

In a ruling dated 8 July 2021, the Court of Trento, upheld a disciplinary dismissal (for just cause) imposed on a teacher who repeatedly refused to wear a…

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EU Court: The employer can prevent employees from wearing political, philosophical or religious symbols if needed (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 6 August 2021 – Vittorio De Luca, Debhora Scarano)

The Court of Justice of the European Union looked at the delicate issue of using religious symbols in the workplace under a ruling published on 15 July 2021,…

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Clock-on scam: plea bargaining has binding effect in civil dismissal proceedings (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 4 August 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

The Court of Cassation, in ruling no. 20560 published on 19 July 2021 confirmed the facts subject of a plea bargain in a criminal case must be established…

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Green pass to access the workplace is not conceivable in the absence of compulsory vaccination (Guida al Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, n. 33/34 – Vittorio De Luca, Debhora Scarano)

In an internal letter of the director general sent by e-mail to the directors of the system’s local and sectoral associations, Confindustria expressed its favourable opinion on the…

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Redundancy fund for the whole workforce takes precedence over sick pay but does not suspend the protected period (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 27 July 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Claudia Cerbone)

Although the redundancy fund for the workforce (or a department) takes precedence over sick pay, the protected period continues to apply. This means that the dismissal of an…

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