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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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31 October 2017 • Insights

Dismissal ordered for those who copy confidential corporate data is legitimate

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 25147/2017, stated that dismissal of an employee who copies confidential corporate data on a personal pen drive, without the employer authorisation, is legitimate, even if this information is not disclosed to third parties.  This is because the violation of contractual duties also occurs when a particular conduct, even ....

31 October 2017 • Insights

DO YOU KNOW THAT… dismissal of a compulsorily employed worker can be voided?

Dismissal due to personnel reduction or dismissal for justified objective reasons exercised against a compulsorily employed worker, pursuant to Art. 10, paragraph 4, of Law No. 68/1999, can be voided if, at termination of the employment relationship, the mandatory quota pertaining to the remaining employed workforce is not met.

31 October 2017 • Insights

Industrial Relations Law Across the World. Current legal frameworks and trends (Wolters Kluwer, August 2017)

“Industrial Relations Law across the World” came to be thanks to the work carried out by a dozen of professional experts from various countries, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the firm. The volume, published by Wolters Kluwer and coordinated by De Luca & Partners, analyses the current frameworks and trends that are ....

31 October 2017 • Insights

Senate Green-lights whistleblowing

During the meeting held on 18 October 2017, the Senate approved with amendments, draft law No. 2208/2016, containing provisions for the protection of whistleblowers reporting offences or irregularities of which they became aware within a public or private employment relationship (the so-called whistleblowing). Concerning the private sector, the draft law establishes amendments to Legislative Decree ....

24 October 2017 • News

“Smart Working and new labour flexibility instruments” – Convenia, Milan (26 October 2017)

Enrico De Luca participated to the convention “Smart Working and new labour flexibility instruments“. The convention, organized by Convenia, was held in Milan on 26 October 2017. Click here all details.

20 October 2017 • Insights

Monitoring of corporate email account and violation of the employee’s privacy (Il Commerci@lista, Lavoro e Previdenza September/October 2017, Vittorio De Luca)

With judgment dated 5 September 2017, in the case Barbulescu vs. Romania (No. 61496/08), the Grande Chambre of the European Court of Human Rights reversed the previous ruling of the European Court of Human Rights dated 12 January 2016 on the matter of the right to privacy in correspondence, considering it, at the contrary, a ....

13 October 2017 • Insights, News

Weinstein Scandal, mass dismissals in the United States (Rai Radio 1 – “Italia Sotto Inchiesta”, 13 October 2017)

Vittorio De Luca during Italia Sotto Inchiesta (Rai Radio 1) was interviewed by Emanuela Falcetti on the Weinstein case and Italian regulatory framework. Click here and listen to the episode (from 17’10” minute).

6 October 2017 • Insights

The interest and advantage of the entity in the failed adoption of accident-prevention systems (Newsletter “Norme & Tributi” No. 117 – German-Italian Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

In a recent judgment, the Court of Fermo has maintained that, on the administrative responsibility of entities, there is no automatic mechanism that “makes the criminal responsibility of the legal representative of an entity result in the responsibility of the entity itself” regarding the crime referred to in Article 25 septies, Legislative Decree no. 231/01. ....