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6 June 2025 • Insights

Repeal of the “Fornero” procedure: transitional provisions

With the recent ruling no. 11344 dated April 30, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court clarified that judicial proceedings initiated under the so-called “Fornero” procedure prior to February 28, 2023, continue to be governed—even in the appeal stages—by the provisions established by that procedure, notwithstanding its repeal under the so-called “Cartabia” reform.  The facts and the ....

6 June 2025 • Insights

DID YOU KNOW THAT… a non-compete agreement is null and void if it imposes excessive restrictions that prevent the employee from accessing the labor market?  

With order no. 11765 of May 5, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court ruled that a non-compete agreement is null and void when it imposes excessively broad territorial restrictions and offers only minimal compensation—resulting in an unjustified and disproportionate limitation on the employee’s right to work and earn a living.  In the case at hand, a ....

5 June 2025 • News

Referendum June 8-9, what changes if yes or no vote wins for workers and businesses (ItaliaOggi – 3 June 2025 – Vittorio De Luca)

On Sunday, June 8 and Monday, June 9, referendum voting is taking place, and important space is given to labor questions. ItaliaOggi heard from four different law firms to understand what would change, from a practical point of view, if either the yes or the no vote wins. Fourth referendum query “Exclusion of joint and ....

15 May 2025 • News

HR Virtual Breakfast: ‘Equality and pay transparency: what are the new obligations to reduce gender inequality?’ (De Luca & Partners, 21 May 2025)

On Wednesday 21 May, De Luca & Partners organised a new HR Breakfast. The moderator Vittorio De Luca, Managing Partner, and the speakers Claudia Cerbone, Managing Associate, and Martina De Angeli, Associate, took stock of the latest European Union Directive on equal pay for men and women, illustrating the next steps for employers. Focus “A ....

7 May 2025 • Insights

Repeal referendums, labour law profiles (The Platform, 7 May 2025 – Vittorio De Luca, Elena Guerrera)

On 8 and 9 June, citizens will be called upon to cast their votes on the five abrogative referendums on labour and citizenship promoted by the CGIL in July 2024. After passing the Court of Cassation’s scrutiny in December 2024, in February of this year the referendum requests were also given the green light by ....

5 May 2025 • Insights, News

It’s time for rules and advisors for influencers (ItaliaOggi7, 5 May 2025 – Alessandro Ferrari)

For influencers it is time for rules and consultants (ItaliaOggi7, 5 May 2025 – Alessandro Ferrari)As of 1 April this year, those who make content for the web are required to register with a new Ateco code. But there are many rules that must be respected in order to earn money on the web. Influencers” ....

2 May 2025 • Insights, News

Surveillance systems installed in outdoor areas: Italian Administrative Court overturns the labor inspectorate denial

The Regional Administrative Court (i.e. “Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale,” or “TAR”) of Tuscany recently annulled the denial issued by the local labor inspectorate (i.e. “Ispettorato Territoriale del Lavoro” or “ITL”) concerning a company’s request to install additional surveillance cameras at the perimeter of its industrial site. The Court clarified that even outdoor areas where work activities ....

2 May 2025 • Insights

Termination during the probationary period: appeal within five years

With the recent ruling no. 9282 of April 8, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court ruled that the legislation on individual dismissals (Law 604/1966, amended in 2010) applies to probationary employees only when the employment becomes permanent or at least six months have passed since the start of the employment relationship. The case A company decided ....