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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.

De Luca & Partners invests in researching and disseminating Employment Law material and for this reason collaborates with Il Sole 24 Ore and with the main employment law publications.

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29 November 2018 • Insights

Data Processing Register and Impact Assessment: clarifications provided by the Data Protection Authority

Last October, the Data Protection Authority provided a range of significant clarifications on two of the main requirements – extremely important aspects of accountability – introduced with European Regulation 679/2016 on data protection and privacy (“Regulation”): (i)            the Data Processing Register, in response to the FAQs published on 8 October on the Data Protection Authority’s ....

29 November 2018 • Insights

Whistleblowing: the Italian Official Gazette publishes the rules for imposing penalties (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 21 November 2018 – Elena Cannone, Antonella Iacobellis)

Almost a year on from the entry into force of Law 179/2017 on whistleblowing, the aim of which is to protect employees reporting offences or irregularities of which they became aware in connection with their work, the resolution of the National Anti-Corruption Authority (“ANAC”) no. 1033 of 30 October 2018 was published in the Official ....

29 November 2018 • Insights

When is dismissing an employee on sick leave lawful?

In its judgment No. 27656 of 30 October 2018, the Court of Cassation has again addressed the matter of employees who do other work whilst on sick leave. The Facts An employee who was involved in an accident in the workplace and was prescribed a rest period of 15 days using medical supports and ice ....

28 November 2018 • Insights

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and AFV Beltrame Group winners of the 2018 HR Award

American Express and Rai Way (joint second place) were runners up in the listed companies category of the award promoted by the De Luca & Partners law firm with FCA. In the unlisted companies category, after Beltrame, Farco Group came second while Bricoman Italia ranked third.   The award, in its first edition, aims to ....

13 November 2018 • Insights, News

Six finalists for the human resources prize (L’Economia del Corriere della Sera, 12 November 2018 – Vittorio De Luca)

Six companies are the finalists of the Excellence & Innovation HR Award, the award promoted by De Luca & Partners that will be presented during an event scheduled for the evening of 27 November at Palazzo Giureconsulti in Milan. On this occasion, the companies will have the opportunity to present their projects and to discuss ....

7 November 2018 • Insights, News

The competitiveness best practices of the Human Resources Leaders (Il Sole 24 Ore, 7 November 2018 – Vittorio De Luca)

From the smart working extended also to the call center operators of American Express to favour the balance between private and professional life, to the interactive training platform that FCA Group made available to thousands of employees in 13 countries in the world to help promote skill building. From Rai Way’s creation of a new ....

7 November 2018 • News

The Lombardy stop of the Italian Tour “Attrazione Investimenti” organised by the Lombardy Region, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Economic Development and Invest in Lombardy, at Palazzo di Regione Lombardia (7 November 2018)

The central theme discussed by several different speakers focused on the importance to attract investments in our Country, and in particular foreign capitals and investments in the Lombardy region. Attorney Vittorio De Luca, Managing Partner of the Law Firm De Luca & Partners, provided his expertise by discussing the issues surrounding labour law regulations that ....

31 October 2018 • Insights

Dignity Decree: Fraudolent staff leasing (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 127 – Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

Law no. 96 dated 9 August 2018, with amendments, converting Law Decree no. 87, dated 12 July 2018 (the so-called “Dignity Decree”), reintroduced in the Italian legislation the offence of fraudulent staff leasing. It is a type of offence that was originally included in Legislative Decree 276/2003 and later repealed by the Jobs Act. More ....