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Workers refusing to carry out duties not corresponding to their position is grounds for dismissal (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 30 Octobre 2018 – Alberto De Luca, Gabriele Scafati)

With a recent order (no. 24118 of 3 October 2018, the Court of Cassation has once again voiced its opinion on the lawfulness or unlawfulness of the refusal…

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Privacy: the Decree of Alignment to the GDPR is now in effect (Il Giornale di Vicenza – Idea Impresa, 23 October 2018 – Vittorio De Luca, Gabriele Scafati)

On 19 September Legislative Decree No. 101/2018 entered into force (the “Decree”), laying down provisions to align the national regulatory framework to European Regulation 679/2016 on personal data…

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All the reasons for employment are required to reassess an independent work relationship (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 22 October 2018 – Alberto De Luca, Lucio Portaro)

With judgement dated 15 October 2018, No. 25711, the Court of Cassation provided again its opinion on what are the requirements (and to which magnitude they are relevant)…

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TV extras are not employees (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 15 October 2018 – Enrico De Luca, Elena Cannone, Antonella Iacobellis)

With a lawsuit filed at the Court of Rome, a worker claimed of having provided his work under employment conditions for two specific time periods for a company…

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The 2018 Budget Law for the protection of employees who are victims of harassment (Newsletter Norme & Tributi no. 126 – Italian-German Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

The 2018 Budget Law (Law no. 205 dated 27 December 2017) introduced in the "Code of equal opportunities for men and women" (Legislative Decree 198/2006) new protections against…

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A guide to Corporate Immigration in 30 countries in the world

The 2018 online edition of the “International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Immigration”, published by the Global Legal Group in partnership with the American Immigration Lawyers Association is…

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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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