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De Luca & Partners’ Think Tank manages and coordinates research, training (internal and external) and editorial activities on labour law matters, protection of personal data and administrative liability of entities.

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28 February 2019 • Insights

Fraudulent staff-leasing: clarifications from the Labour Inspectorate

On 12 August 2018, the conversion law No. 96/2018 of Decree Law No. 87/2018 (the so-called Dignity Decree) came into force, which, among other things, reintroduced the crime of fraudulent staff-leasing with Article 38 bis of Legislative Decree No. 81/2015. Said offence – already provided for by the Biagi Law No. 276/2003 and then abrogated ....

28 February 2019 • Insights

Dismissal based on a future corporate transfer is unlawful

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 3186 of 4 February 2019, stated that dismissal based on a future corporate transfer (through merger) with consequent unification of departments, cannot be considered lawful, with the employee involved subject to the protections established by Article 18, paragraph 4, of the Law No. 300/1970 (the so-called attenuated reinstatement). ....

28 February 2019 • Insights

Riders are “hetero-organised” contractors

The Court of Appeal of Turin, with judgement No.26 filed on 11 January 2019 and published on 4 February, has partially accepted the appeal filed by 5 bike-delivery individuals (the so-called “riders”) of a well-known German food delivery company through a judgement of the Court of Turin (778/2018) that had failed to recognise the employment ....

28 February 2019 • Insights

The “new” protection of trade secrets

The Italian Government with Legislative Decree No. 63/2018 (the “Decree“) implemented the EU Directive No. 2016/943 (the “Directive“) on the protection of the so-called “undisclosed know-how” and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure.   The Directive   The Directive falls in an economic-production context such as the current one, continuously ....

28 February 2019 • Insights

Do you know that… Effective from May 6, 2019 those who do not wish to receive snail mail must register in the Italian Do Not Call Registry?

On 19 January, the Official Gazette published the “Regulation amending the Presidential Decree No. 178/2010 on the matter of the Do Not Call Registry concerning the use of snail mail” (Presidential Decree No. 149 dated 8 November 2018, hereinafter the “Regulation” or the “Presidential Decree”). The Do Not Call Registry (that is the registry where ....

21 February 2019 • Insights

Burden of proof for verbal dismissal rests with the employee (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore), 21 February 2019 – Alberto De Luca, Raffaele Di Vuolo)

The allocation of the burden of proof in appeals against verbal dismissal is once again in the spotlight. In fact, in judgment 3822 of 8 February 2019, the Court of Cassation reiterated, thus confirming its stance on the matter, that the burden is always on the employee to provide evidence (not always straightforward) of a ....

14 February 2019 • Insights

The layoff of a manager for cost cutting reasons uncontestable (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 14 February 2019 – Alberto De Luca, Gabriele Scafati)

In judgment No. 436/2019 filed on 10 January 2019 the Court of Cassation confirmed that, based on the constitutional principle of freedom of private economic initiative (art. 41 of the Constitution), an entrepreneurial decision to eliminate a job position cannot be challenged. The Court passed the judgment in a case concerning a director of human ....

1 February 2019 • Insights

The obligatory nature of the 231 model and the appointment of a supervisory body (Newsletter “Norme & Tributi n. 129” – Italo-German Chamber of Commerce– Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

Draft law no. 726 (the “DL”), which introduces significant changes to Italian Legislative Decree no. 231/01 is currently being examined by the Justice Committee of the Italian Senate. In particular, the DL provides that certain categories of organisation must have an organisation and management model (OMM231), and appoint a supervisory body (SB). This includes corporations ....