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Workplace relationships in the workplace: between personal freedom and professional responsibility (The Platform, 10 September 2025 – Vittorio De Luca, Silvia Zulato)

Reflections in light of current events on workplace relationships At a time when companies promote workplace well-being, diversity, and work-life balance, one issue often remains in the background—rarely…

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Artificial Intelligence in the workplace: Guidelines for HR and managers on the use of AI Systems in employment contexts (Econopoly of Il Sole 24 Ore, 27 August 2025 – Martina De Angeli, Alesia Hima)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now a concrete component of business processes, increasingly applied in Human Resources management. Algorithms promise efficiency and impartiality in complex tasks such as recruiting,…

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Law 104 leave and company checks: when is it lawful to resort to private investigation agencies? (Il Sole 24 Ore, 26 August 2025 – Vittorio De Luca, Alesia Hima)

Checks must always be carried out in full compliance with the employee’s privacy and dignity. The use of private investigation agencies can be a potentially very effective tool…

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Parità di genere, gli strumenti ci sono, la moda li adotti (The Platform, 25 agosto 2025 – Martina De Angeli)

Parità di genere nel settore moda: tra inclusività, obblighi normativi e pratiche virtuose Il settore della moda si trova oggi a confrontarsi con principi come l’inclusività e la…

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Attendance tracking: the Italian Data Protection Authority reaffirms the ban on using fingerprints

“The use of biometric data in the workplace is permitted only if explicitly provided by specific legal provisions that protect employees’ rights. Such processing must serve a public…

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Dismissal for just cause: independent relevance of each charge

In its Order No. 16358 of June 17, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court addressed the topic of dismissal for just cause, clarifying the distribution of the burden of…

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Challenging Dismissal and the Employee’s Natural Incapacity (Modulo 24 Contenzioso Lavoro, August 5, 2025 – Vittorio De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

Analysis and Implications of Constitutional Court Ruling No. 111/2025, Which Also Introduces a New Factual Variable in Dismissal Litigation: the Employee’s Psycho-Physical Health Status With ruling No. 111/2025,…

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Oral dismissal: who bears the burden of proof?

In its recent Judgment No. 2385 of June 5, 2025, the Court of first instance of  Catania reaffirmed that, in cases challenging the validity of a dismissal allegedly…

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Social media profiles and private chats of employees: What are the limits of using such data in disciplinary proceedings? The position of the Italian Data Protection Authority

In Provision No. 288 of May 21, 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority fined an Italian company €420,000 for unlawful processing of an employee’s personal data later used…

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AI in HR processes: the Ministry of Labour sets operational guidelines for the proper adoption of AI in the workplace

The use of Artificial Intelligence systems for company decision-making processes concerning employees – such as recruitment, task assignment, performance evaluation or disciplinary measures – is permitted only when…

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