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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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2 May 2018 • Insights

Unlawful dismissal for not having objected a criminal offence to a subordinate

With its judgement No. 8407 lodged on 5 April 2018, the Court of Cassation declared the disciplinary dismissal notified to a female employee unlawful. On two occasions, she failed to stop another employee, who was a subordinate, from stealing pellet bags from the employer’s outlet, just limiting herself to warn her managers on both occasions. ....

2 May 2018 • Insights

Incompleteness of the notice of commencement of the collective dismissal procedure: unlawful dismissal

With its judgement No. 6792 of 21 March 2018, the Court of Cassation dealt with the completeness of the notice of commencement of the collective dismissal procedure under article 4 of Law No. 223/1991.  In particular the Court, in compliance with the stance of the judges ruling on the merits of the case, stressed that ....

2 May 2018 • News

HR Management in Industry 4.0 – De Luca & Partners and HR Capital, Milano (15 May 2018)

The Human Capital will remain the main resource to face the challenge of digitalization at all levels. The central importance of the human factor is confirmed by the World Economic Forum, which underlines how, by 2020, a third of the skills requested from employees will include knowledge and skills that today are not deemed crucial ....

2 May 2018 • Insights

The right to have access to the records throughout the disciplinary procedure

With its judgement No. 7581 of 27 March 2018, the Court of Cassation has once again dealt with the delicate subject of the so-called right to have access to the records within a disciplinary procedure. In the case at issue, the judges ruling on the merits of the case held the dismissal notified to an ....

2 May 2018 • Insights

Carrying out a working activity during one’s leave may be a cause of dismissal

The Court of Cassation, with its judgement No. 6893 of 20 March 2018, declared the dismissal for cause notified to an employee to be lawful, as a result of having carried out another working activity during the days of leave for serious family reasons. In the case at issue, following the investigation ordered by the ....

2 May 2018 • Insights

The Welfare of Telecommunications

Since last 9 April, the employees of the telecommunications sector have also been the recipients of welfare measures. Indeed, through a specific trade union memorandum of agreement, the signatories of the National Collective Bargaining Agreement have implemented the provisions under the Plan Agreement for the Renewal of the aforesaid collective bargaining agreement of 23 November ....

27 April 2018 • Insights

GDPR: security measures to support data protection (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 123 – Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

The European Regulation on the protection natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data has abolished the minimum security measures that were at the basis of the “privacy policy” system and listed in Annex B of Legislative Decree No. 196/03. Pursuant to Article 32 of the Regulation, in fact, the Data Controller and ....

23 April 2018 • News

Human Capital between Smart Working and Digital Innovation – HR FORUM Le Fonti, Milan (May 31, 2018)

Alberto De Luca will participate to the round table discussion organized on the occasion of the HR FORUM “Le Fonti”, scheduled for 31 May, to deepen the knowledge on the impact on companies and employees brought forth by the New European Regulation for the processing of personal data. In particular, Mr De Luca’s attention will ....