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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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Right of defence and access to documentation regarding disciplinary proceedings (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 13 April 2018 – Alberto De Luca, Lucio Portaro)

Con la sentenza n. 7581 del 27 marzo 2018, la Corte di cassazione è tornata ad occuparsi della discussa questione del cd. diritto di accesso agli atti nell’ambito…

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The new developments for companies following the entry into force of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Newsletter AIDP, April 2018 – Vittorio De Luca)

Il 25 maggio 2018 diventerà pienamente applicabile il Regolamento Europeo n. 679 del 2016 sulla protezione dei dati personali (“GDPR”). Ciò determinerà una uniformità della disciplina in materia…

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Prohibition of cash payment for remunerations (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 122 – Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

In order to fight abuses against employees and money laundering - an offense detailed in article 25 octies of Legislative Decree No. 231/01 - article 1, paragraph 911…

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Employees who while on sick leave are involved in other activities are dismissable (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro, 28 March 2018 – Alberto De Luca, Valentino Biasi)

With judgment no. 6047 of 13 March 2018 the Court of Cassation has dealt again with the issue of dismissals imposed during sick leaves, stressing that it is…

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