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2 May 2017 • Insights

DID YOU KNOW THAT… there are new rules regarding joint liability for tender contracts?

Law decree No. 25 has been converted into Law No. 49 dated 20 April with which, among other things, on the topic of tender contracts, the benefit of prior discussion of the main debtor (introduced in 2012) has been abolished. Therefore, the client may be attacked even before the contractor for any wage claims, social ....

2 May 2017 • Insights

The Legislative Decree that amends the procedures for the fight against bribery and corruption in the private sector has been approved. There is news also for the Organizational Models

On 30 March 2017, Legislative Decree No. 38/2017, related to the fight against bribery and corruption in the private sector has been approved. This piece of legislation extends the range of active subjects committing the offence as detailed in art. 2635 of the civil code, including – in addition to those that hold actual key ....

2 May 2017 • Insights

The decree implementing the so-called “Ape sociale” has been signed

On 19 April 2017, the President of the Council of Ministers signed the decree implementing the so-called “Ape sociale”. This is an experimental measure, effective from 1 May 2017 to 31 December 2018, designed to accompany to retirement disadvantaged workers or those who are under conditions of distress. In particular, the workers who can benefit ....

2 May 2017 • Insights

INPS Message 1652 dated 14 April 2017; vouchers and transitional period

As known, with decree No. 25/2017, approved in March by the Government and converted into law by Parliament (law No. 49/2017), the regulation regarding casual work has been repealed and, consequently, the abrogative referendum has been cancelled. INPS, with message No. 1652 dated 14 April 2017, has thus issued instructions to guide the operators in ....

28 April 2017 • Insights

“Fight against bribery and corruption in the private sector under the governing rules of law 231” (Newsletter Norme & Tributi No. 114 – Italian-German Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

La lotta alla corruzione nel settore privato subisce un importante assesto grazie alla pubblicazione, lo scorso 30 marzo, del D.Lgs. 38/17. La novella normativa ha ampliato la platea dei soggetti attivi autori di reato passibili di sanzione, includendovi, accanto agli amministratori, direttori generali e dirigenti anche i dipendenti che svolgono attività lavorativa con l’esercizio di ....

3 April 2017 • Insights

Gli strumenti a tutela del Whistleblower all’interno del Modello 231 (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 113 – Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luciano Vella)

Lo scorso 28 febbraio è iniziato l’esame al Senato del Ddl n. 2208, recante disposizioni per la tutela degli autori di segnalazioni di reati...

27 March 2017 • Insights

Disciplinary dismissal: double checking by the judge

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 7166 dated 21 March 2017 has once again deliberated on the subject matter of disciplinary dismissal. In this specific case, the employee, holding the position of emergency technical manager was dismissed after a disciplinary proceeding for having refused to respond to two subsequent support calls respectively for a ....

27 March 2017 • Insights

The “new” 2103 of the Italian Civil Code: Stricter repêchage obligation

The Court of Milan, with judgement No. 3370, filed on 16 December 2016, has stated that the employer, in case of dismissal for financial reasons, in verifying whether to assign the employee to other tasks within the company (the so called repêchage obligation) cannot limit itself to tasks equivalent to the ones performed by the ....