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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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Dismissal for misconduct is lawful if the out-of-work conduct violates the principles of fairness and good faith

The Court of Cassation judgement No. 13676 of 5 July 2016, confirmed the principle of law already expressed by judgement No. 2550 of 10 February 2015, whereby for…

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Court of Cassation: prolonged absence from the new job location does not justify dismissal

The Court of Cassation with judgement No. 13455, filed on 30 June 2016, said the dismissal for prolonged absence imposed on a working mother for failing to comply…

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Court of Appeal in Milan: messages in a mailing list protected like private correspondence

The Court of Appeal in Milan, in its ruling No. 439/2016, confirmed the principle that e-mail messages exchanged among employees as part of a mailing list, constitute private…

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11th ILERA European Regional Congress "The future of representation" - 8-10 september 2016 at the State University of Milan, via Conservatorio, 7

Vittorio De Luca and the Mayor Emeritus of Lansing discuss a successful example of cooperation between business, the community and Trade Union organizations. From crisis to cooperation: how…

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Labour department inspections: how businesses can defend themselves - Convenia in Milan (October 2016)

Enrico De Luca was a speaker at the conference on "Workplace inspections: defence tools for businesses" organised by Convenia on 6 October 2016 in Milan. The speech focused…

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Whistleblowing: transparency in the labour market for anti–corruption sistem (Invest in Lombardy Blog, 13 July 2016 – Vittorio De Luca, Claudia Cerbone)

Sometimes Italy is connoted by a low level of transparency,  which indicates a high level of corruption; on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean),…

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The problem with dismissals “Here two different sets of rules seem to apply” (Quotidiano Nazionale, 6 July 2016 – Vittorio De Luca)

The “increased protection based on seniority” of the new contract, applies to hirings after 7 March 2015. For the others article 18 is still valid, a dual system…

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Employment: “The Jobs Act marches on though weighed down by taxes and bureaucracy” (Corriere Economia, 4 July 2016 – Vittorio De Luca)

The comment of Mr. Vittorio De Luca regarding the impact of the Jobs Act was quoted in an article written in Corriere Economic on 4 July 2016. The…

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