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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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Recording workplace conversations: here’s what companies can do to curb the phenomenon (Agenda Digitale – 25 July 2025, Martina De Angeli)

The use of devices to record conversations in the workplace raises legal and privacy issues, with implications for security and workplace relations. The spread of technologies capable of…

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The dismissal notice is valid even if the employee is not informed by their cohabitants (Newsletter Italian-French Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Silvia Zulato)

With Ordinance No. 15987 of 2025, the Italian Court of Cassation established that a dismissal notice is presumed to be known by the recipient at the moment it…

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Accounting irregularities justify dismissal for just cause, even if involving small amounts (Norme & Tributi Diritto of Il Sole 24 Ore, 13 June 2025 – Alessandra Zilla and Alesia Hima)

In its judgment No. 19985 of 7 May 2025, the Italian Supreme Court (i.e. “Corte di Cassazione”) upheld the legitimacy of a dismissal for just cause issued to…

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