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The Italian labour market reform pushes Lombardy’s employment growth (Blog Invest in Lombardy, 20 July 2017)

The total number of people employed in Lombardy has reached a total of 4 million units, thus exhibiting a +2.8% annual increase. Milan is the first city in…

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Dismissal of a driver under the influence of drugs is illegal, unless psycho-physical alteration can be demonstrated (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro, 5 July 2017 – Alberto De Luca, Claudia Cerbone)

The Court of Milan with judgement dated June 13, 2017 ruled that dismissal of a bus driver who makes use of narcotics is unlawful unless the alteration of…

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Remote Working: maintaining organisational models and managing employee health and safety (Newsletter Norme & Tributi No. 116 – Italian-German Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

The Italian Parliament, on May 10, 2017, approved a draft law on the protection of self-employment and flexible labour, which has been in force since June 13. The…

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Illicit use of the corporate phone legitimises dismissal for just cause (Il Sole 24 Ore – Il Quotidiano del Lavoro, 21 June 2017 – Vittorio De Luca, Elena Cannone)

The Labour section of the Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 4262 dated February 17, 2017, addressed the issue of the lawfulness of dismissal for just cause ordered…

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Lawful dismissal of negligent workers with performance lower than their peers (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro, 20 June 2017 – Alberto De Luca, Luciano Vella)

With judgement 1889/2017 dated June 5, 2017, the Court of Pisa issued a ruling on a dismissal case due to low performance, identifying interesting legitimacy profiles. According to…

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Poor performance: conditions for dismissal (Il Sole 24 Ore – Il Quotidiano del Lavoro, 8 June 2017 – Alberto De Luca, Roberta Padula)

Regarding dismissal for just cause for a subjective reason, the elements for the assessment developed by case-law are essentially two: first, the existence of objective findings about the…

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Protection of health and safety in the workplace as part of the Legislative Decree no. 231 (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 115 – Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

Il modello di organizzazione, gestione e controllo ha, fra gli altri, lo scopo di tutelare l’integrità psicofisica del lavoratore impiegato all’interno di una società. Non per nulla, a…

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“Health and Safety, the disclosure on risks is the responsibility of the employer” (Sole 24 Ore and Il Quotidiano del Lavoro, 18 May 2017 – Vittorio De Luca, Federica Parente)

The law on smart working states that the employer "guarantees" the health and safety of the worker and, for this purpose, provides to him/her as well as to…

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“Fight against bribery and corruption in the private sector under the governing rules of law 231” (Newsletter Norme & Tributi No. 114 – Italian-German Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

La lotta alla corruzione nel settore privato subisce un importante assesto grazie alla pubblicazione, lo scorso 30 marzo, del D.Lgs. 38/17. La novella normativa ha ampliato la platea…

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Gli strumenti a tutela del Whistleblower all’interno del Modello 231 (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 113 – Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

Lo scorso 28 febbraio è iniziato l’esame al Senato del Ddl n. 2208, recante disposizioni per la tutela degli autori di segnalazioni di reati o irregolarità di cui…

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