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Did you know that... employers can hire a private investigator to make sure that the leaves envisaged in Law no. 104/92 are not improperly used?

The case law is united in believing that employers have the right to hire a private investigator to make sure that the leaves referred to in Law no.…

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Monitoring of company email messages: European parameters

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, with its judgement no. 61496/08, lodged on 5 September 2017 in the case of Barbulescu vs Romania, condemned…

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The expiry of the limitation period of wage claims after the Fornero law

With its judgement no. 1091/2017, the Court of Milan has ruled again on the expiry of the limitation period of wage claims, in light of the modifications introduced…

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National collective bargaining agreement for Mechanical engineering industry: new minimum salary levels have been defined

On 6 June 2017, as a follow up of what had been established in the Renewal Agreement dated 26 November 2016, Federmeccanica, Assistal, Fim, Fiom and Uilm, have…

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Law on competition: collective bargaining agreement and partial devolution of the accruing employee’s severance indemnity

On 14 August 2017, the “Annual law on market and competition” (Italian law No. 124) has been published on the Official Gazette and it will become effective on…

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DID YOU KNOW THAT… on 25 May 2018, the European Data Protection Regulation will become fully operational?

The date of 25 May 2018 is approaching and the European Personal Data Protection Regulation No.679, entered into force on 26 May 2016, will become fully operational. Therefore,…

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Disciplinary dismissal is lawful only if there is proportionality

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 20130 dated 17 August 2017, has once again voiced its opinion on the proportionality of the disciplinary sanction against an employee…

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It is lawful to dismiss an employee for profit reasons, even if there is no [financial] crisis situation

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 19655 dated 10 August 2017, has confirmed the choice of an employer to dismiss one of its employees in order to…

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