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The Spanish Data Protection Authority (i.e. “AEPD”) initiated sanction proceedings against a Spanish company belonging to an international group, following a complaint filed by a former employee. The employee alleged that the company had added her personal mobile phone number to a corporate WhatsApp group, without her consent, for work-related purposes while waiting to receive ....
With Order No. 27253 of October 12, 2025, the Italian Court of Cassation (Labour Section) reaffirmed that the remuneration to be paid to employees during their holiday period must be equivalent to that received during ordinary working periods. In other words, the employer must also include allowances related to the duties performed if these constitute ....
With judgment no. 26956 of October 7, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court – Labor Division – confirmed the legitimacy of an employee’s dismissal for exceeding the statutory sick leave period (i.e. “periodo di comport”, the maximum period of protected absence due to illness), reiterating that it is not sufficient for the worker to suffer from ....
Key principle With order no. 27132 of October 9, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court – Labor Division – ruled that a company receiving a “single inspection and notification report” (i.e “verbale unico di accertamento e notificazione”) issued by the Italian Labor Inspectorate has a legitimate interest in bringing an action to annul it, even in ....
The use of Artificial Intelligence in the workplace is steadily growing and offers significant opportunities to enhance efficiency, decision-making, and process management. However, introducing AI solutions without a clear strategy and full awareness of the associated risks may expose the organization to legal, reputational, and operational challenges. For this reason, it is essential to adopt ....
With the adoption of Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023, the European Union has taken an important step forward in tackling the persistent gender pay gap, strengthening the principle of equal pay for the same work or for work of equal value. The new instrument, based ....
Law No. 132/2025 – aimed at ensuring transparency, fairness, and protection of workers’ dignity while promoting the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence in the workplace – establishes that both public and private employers and contractors must provide written notice to employees and to workplace union representatives (RSA/RSU, i.e. company-level trade union bodies) regarding ....
On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the Italian Senate definitively approved the bill containing “provisions and delegations to the Government on artificial intelligence,” connected to the national budget law. For Italy, this represents the first national legislation specifically addressing artificial intelligence. The bill, consisting of 28 articles divided into six chapters, does not directly regulate the ....