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Remote working and Data Protection (Top Legal Focus Privacy & Data Protection, February 2021 – Vittorio De Luca, Elena Cannone)

Under the Law No. 81 of 22 May 2017 on "Measures for the protection of non-entrepreneurial self-employment and measures aimed to facilitate flexibility in regard to locations and…

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Non-pecuniary damage to professionalism does not constitute income subject to taxation (Il Quotidiano del lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 23 February 2021 – Vittorio De Luca, Antonella Iacobellis)

The Court of Cassation, February 3, 2021, no. 2472 ruled that the non-pecuniary damage to professionalism must be traced back to the emerging damage and, as such, not…

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Social security cushions, system crisis certified by the virus (Il Sole 24 Ore, 23 February 2021 – Vittorio De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

Comprehensive reform to be carried out using the ordinary wages guarantee (redundancy) Fund (CIG) as a model. The last year saw the introduction of “extraordinary” income support tools,…

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Processing data on Covid-19 vaccination status in the employment context: FAQ(s) from the Italian Data Protection Authority (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 23February 2021 – Vittorio De Luca, Martina De Angeli)

The FAQ(s) aim to support employers in the correct application of existing legislation resulting from the combination of personal data protection applicable law, workplace health and safety applicable…

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The prohibition on dismissal is contrary to EU law: the Spanish case (Il Quotidiano del lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 22 February 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

One of the emergency measures adopted to tackle the epidemiological emergency and prevent it from disrupting work and social life is currently the focus of a heated debate…

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Dismissal for justified objective reason, assessment of the reason and irrelevance of retaliation (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 18 February 2021 – Enrico De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

The Supreme Court of Cassation, in its decision 1514/2021, published on 25 January 2021, referencing well-established principles, provides a clear overview of the production-related factors that justify dismissal…

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The testimony of family members is reliable (Il Quotidiano del lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 12 February 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Antonella Iacobellis)

The debate on the reliability of family members' testimonies is recurrent, as they have a personal interest in the trial’s outcome.    The Supreme Court has returned to…

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The Covid quarantine obligation does not justify employee absence (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 11 February 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Roberta Padula)

The Court of Trento, in a ruling dated 21 January 2021, stated that an employee who is absent from work due to a fiduciary isolation ordered due to…

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The minimum requirements of the right to disconnection proposed by the European Parliament (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 9 February 2021 – Vittorio De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

On 21 January, the European Parliament approved the resolution containing recommendations to the Commission on the right to disconnection (2019/2181(INL). This term means - as specified by the…

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The right to remote working and the assessment of task compatibility (Il Quotidiano del lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 1 February 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

The Court of Rome, with its recent ruling no. 5961 of 21 January 2021, addresses the limits and conditions for the use of remote working. In the current…

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