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18 October 2013 • Insights

Court of Cassation: new duties only in writing (Il Sole 24 Ore, October 14, 2013, page 41)

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 21922 of September 25, 2013, rejected the appeal of a company against the decision of the Court of Appeal which stated that employee’s behavior who claimed her new duties must be assigned in writing is lawful.

11 October 2013 • Insights

MINISTRY OF LABOUR: THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MAY DISCIPLINE THE MINIMUM PERIOD BETWEEN TWO FIXED TERM CONTRACTS (IL SOLE 24 ORE, OCTOBER 5, 2013, PAGE 26)

The Ministry of Labour, with note n. 31/0005426 of October 4, provided answers to some questions on the minimum period of time between two fixed term contracts.

11 October 2013 • Insights

INCOME REVENUE AUTHORITY: TAXATION OF SELF-EMPLOYEES EXPENSES REIMBURSEMENT (IL SOLE 24 ORE, OCTOBER 7, 2013, PAGE 30)

Income revenue authority, with note no. 49/E/2013, stated that expenses reimbursement paid to self-employees have not be taxed as different incomes if the performance is free.

4 October 2013 • Insights

YOUNG PEOPLE BONUS USED UP IN TWO REGIONS (IL SOLE 24 ORE, OCTOBER 4, 2013, PAGE 31)

The requests for hiring bonus (of young people aged under 30 years old) have arrived to 7,841 in three days, far away from the overall capacity guaranteed by the budget for 2013 which covers about 20 thousands hiring or stabilization.

4 October 2013 • Insights

Court of Cassation: good behavior and will of refunding the damage save the work place (Il Sole 24 Ore, October 1, 2013 page 29)

Court of cassation, with sentence of September 30, 2013, no. 22321, stated that the ten-year blameless behavior and the will of refunding the damage caused to the employer save the employee who pockets the reimbursement of a trip never done from the dismissal.

27 September 2013 • Insights

MINISTRY OF LABOR: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT THE NEW RULES IN MATTER OF DURC (IL SOLE 24 ORE, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013, PAGE 40)

The Ministry of Labour, with note n. 36/2013, provided the first operating instructions for the correct reading of the rules in matter of regular contribution stated by Law Decree no. 69/2013, converted into Law 98/2013.

27 September 2013 • Insights

Court of Cassation: the consent of the employee in case of preliminary investigation is not necessary (Il Sole 24 Ore, September 23, 2013, page 39)

Court of Cassation, with the sentence no. 17204/2013, stated that the employer is exempted from the obligation to obtain the consent of the employee in order to carry out preliminary investigation aimed at exercise his/her right.

20 September 2013 • Insights

INPS: BENEFIT FOR OPEN TERM HIRING OF EMPLOYEES AGED UNDER 30 YEARS OLD (IL SOLE 24 ORE, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013, PAGE 33)

The National Institute for Social Security, with note no. 131/2013, provided the operating instructions for benefiting of the social security incentive stated by the article 1, of Law Decree n. 76/2013, converted with amendments by Law n. 99/2013.