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Dismissal after expiry of the term set out in the National Collective Bargaining Agreement implies reinstatement (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 17 September 2018 – Alberto De Luca, Lucio Portaro)

With its judgment no. 21569 of 3 September 2018, the Court of Cassation ruled on the consequences of disciplinary dismissal after expiry of the term set out in…

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The employer is not required to inform the employee of the approaching end of the “protected period” (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 30 August 2018 – Alberto De Luca, Lucio Portaro)

Con sentenza 17 agosto 2018, n. 20761, la Corte di cassazione, Sezione Lavoro, è tornata ad occuparsi del licenziamento per superamento del periodo di comporto, confermando il proprio…

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Demotion, automatic compensation for damages and burden of proof (Guida al Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 31 August 2018 – Enrico De Luca, Elena Cannone e Antonella Iacobellis)

The Court of Cassation with judgement No. 17978 dated 9 July 2018 established that:  - recognition of compensation for non-material damages is not automatic in the case of…

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Prohibition of cash payment for remunerations and invalidity of pay slip signature as proof (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 125 – Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

As established by the Budget Law 2018 (Law No. 205/17), effective 1st July, employers and private clients will have to pay to their workers wages/remunerations and any advance…

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The European Whistleblower (Legislation & Taxation Newsletter no. 124 – German Italian Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

On 23 April 2018, the European Commission formalised a proposal for a Directive for the protection of whistleblowers (Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on…

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Whistleblowing within private employment (Il Giornale di Vicenza – Idea Impresa, 30 May 2018 – Vittorio De Luca, Lucio Portaro)

Law No. 179/2017 has introduced the whistleblowing institution within private employment. As is well-known, this is not a totally new institution for our legal system, since it had…

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Right to criticize and dismissal: when the worker is justified (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 30 May 2018 – Alberto De Luca, Gabriele Scafati)

With judgment No. 11645/18, the Court of Cassation made clear once again its opinion on the relation between the right of criticism, protected under the Constitution, and the…

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Valid, but not always: dismissal for offensive remarks against the employer on social networks (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro, 11 May 2018 – Alberto De Luca, Lucio Portaro)

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 10280/2018, handled once again a case of dismissal ordered due to disparaging statements against the employer and its representatives through Facebook.…

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GDPR: security measures to support data protection (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 123 – Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

The European Regulation on the protection natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data has abolished the minimum security measures that were at the basis of…

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Privacy at work. New legislation entering into force on May 25, 2018 (Guida al Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 20 April 2018 – Vittorio De Luca, Elena Cannone, Antonella Iacobellis, Luciano Vella, Lucio Portaro)

The European Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data is entering into force. Starting from 25 May , 2018, the European Regulation will be fully operative, introducing many…

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