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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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7 October 2016 • Insights, News

Illness tricksters (Rai Radio 1 – “Italia Sotto Inchiesta”, 7 October 2016)

On 7 October 2016, Vittorio De Luca guest-starred in “Italy under Investigation”, the program presented by Emanuela Falcetti on Rai Radio 1 and he talked about the employer’s right to verify the truthfulness of workers’ claims of illness. Click here to listen to the interview.  

30 September 2016 • Insights

DO YOU KNOW THAT…Subsidized part-time for retiring workers is now in effect?

Employees of the private sector who will reach the retiring age by 31 December 2018 will be eligible for a subsidy associated to a reduction of the working hours agreed with their employer (the so called “subsidized part-time”) subject to a number of conditions. In detail, subsidized part-time may be applicable to anyone who: was ....

30 September 2016 • Insights

Accessory work and social support provisions: the Jobs Act’s corrective decree was finally approved by the Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers, in its meeting of 23 September 2016 has approved in its final form, a legislative decree containing, among others, provisions integrating and correcting Legislative Decree No. 81/2015 and Legislative Decree No. 148/2015. With regard to accessory work, the decree calls for the principal to notify by text message or email to ....

30 September 2016 • Insights

False certification of attendance: legitimate dismissal imposed by the ASL

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 17637 dated 6 September 2016, stated that regardless of the prerequisite of intentionality in the conduct, the dismissal ordered by the ASL (local health authority) to an employee who had falsely certified his attendance at work by means of stamping his time-card when arriving and leaving, was lawful. ....

30 September 2016 • Insights
30 September 2016 • Insights

Dismissal for just cause: the immediacy of a disciplinary dispute must be automatically verified by a Judge

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 17371 filed on 26 August 2016, confirmed the law principle already confirmed with ruling No. 26655 dated 28 November 2013 according to which, for the legitimacy of a dismissal for just cause, "the immediacy of the employer’s reaction, as a constitutive element of the right of withdrawal, must ....

30 September 2016 • Insights
30 September 2016 • Insights

Transfer of business even if in the case of sole transfer or personnel – applicability of the double limitation period of appeal upon formal communication

The Court of Busto Arsizio with judgement No. 264 dated 12 July 2016, stated that the law principle according to which a transfer of business pursuant to art. 2112 of the Italian civil code exists also when transferring, without moving materials or assets, personnel between the transferor and the transferee, even if the personnel is ....