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Carrying out different tasks during the probation period: in the case of withdrawal, the reintegration protection does not apply

The Labour Division of the Supreme Court of Cassation, with ruling no. 31159 published on 3 December 2018, stated that when carrying out different tasks from those established…

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Previous disciplinary measures provide back-up support to dismissal for cause even without contesting the repeated offences (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 28 December 2018 – Alberto De Luca, Petra D’Andrea)

A worker was dismissed also on the basis of previous disciplinary offences. Nevertheless, the previous examples were not included in the employer's disciplinary notice with a view to…

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Poor performance due to repeated sick leaves does not legitimize dismissal (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 17 December 2018 – Alberto De Luca, Petra D'Andrea)

Using a peculiar argument, the Court of Cassation, with judgment no. 31763 of 7 December 2018 ruled on the possibility to consider the inconvenience caused by continuous and…

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Threats in the workplace constitute just cause for dismissal (Quotidiano del Lavoro, Il Sole 24 Ore, 11 December 2018 - Alberto De Luca, Luciano Vella)

A serious threat made by an employee against his immediate superior constitutes a breach of the duties of cooperation, loyalty and subordination and sufficient grounds for dismissal for…

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231 Organisation and Management Model Update (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 128 – Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

Legislative Decree 231/2001 introduced for the first time into the Italian legal system the possibility for a corporation to be fined (monetarily and with disqualification penalties) when specific…

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A dismissal due to elapsing of the grace period must be prompt (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 3 December 2018 – Alberto De Luca, Luciano Vella)

Dismissal ordered due to elapsing of the grace period must be ordered without delay. This was the ruling of the Court of Cassation with judgement no. 29402 dated…

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Awards to the best companies in terms of human resources (Affari&Finanza, 3 December 2018 - Vittorio De Luca)

At a time of great change, we wished to reward the companies that implemented innovative projects in the field of human resources, with the hope of contributing to…

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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…

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