News & Insights

Research, training and international collaborations

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.

ALL NEWS AND INSIGHTS

24 July 2017 • Insights

Dismissal via Whatsapp is legitimate

The Catania Employment Tribunal, by referring to a precedent from the Florence Tribunal, issued an order stating that dismissal of an employee via Whatsapp is legitimate. In the Court’s opinion, the means used by the employer, nevertheless, satisfied the need of a written format as it was an informative document which the dismissed worker, in ....

20 July 2017 • Insights

The Italian labour market reform pushes Lombardy’s employment growth (Blog Invest in Lombardy, 20 July 2017)

The total number of people employed in Lombardy has reached a total of 4 million units, thus exhibiting a...

5 July 2017 • Insights
30 June 2017 • Insights

Remote Working: maintaining organisational models and managing employee health and safety (Newsletter Norme & Tributi No. 116 – Italian-German Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

The Italian Parliament, on May 10, 2017, approved a draft law on the protection of self-employment and flexible labour, which has been in force since June 13. The new legislation includes an entire section dedicated to the new method of performing work, according to the provisions of the so called “smart working”. Article 22 of ....

28 June 2017 • Insights

Legitimacy indexes of transnational posting according to the inspectors

With note No. 4833 dated 5 June 2017, the Italian Labour Inspectorate provided clarifications regarding the correct application of the Legislative Decree No. 136/2016 on the topic of transnational posting. With reference to the concept of “provision of services” the provision clarifies that such wide meaning term – which assumes the execution of temporary work ....

27 June 2017 • Insights

Co.co.co. (contract for continuative and coordinated services): Clarification of Law No. 81/2017

Article 15, paragraph 1, letter a) of the Law No. 81 dated 22 May 2017(the so-called Jobs Act of Self-Employed Individuals), published in the Official Gazette on 13 June 2017 and entered into force on 14 June, in discussing the contract for continuative and coordinated services, introduced, leaving unchanged what was established in Legislative Decree ....

27 June 2017 • Insights

C.C.N.L. (national collective bargaining agreement) Renewal Goldsmithing/Silversmithing: flexible benefits and other important news

On 20 June 2017, the C.C.N.L. for the goldsmithing, silversmithing and jewellery sectors was signed. The C.C.N.L. that will be valid until 30 June 2020, introduces several new elements. First of all, the contractual minimums have been increased effective from June 2017 and for subsequent years they will be adjusted on the basis of the ....

27 June 2017 • Insights

Company know-how prevails over the employee’s right of defence

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 12804 dated 22 May 2017, stated that a disciplinary measure can be applied to any employee who photocopies material representing company know-how, even if such activity is carried out to protect the employee’s right in a legal proceeding. In the specific case, the employee, first disciplined and then ....