News & Insights

Research, training and international collaborations

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.

De Luca & Partners invests in researching and disseminating Employment Law material and for this reason collaborates with Il Sole 24 Ore and with the main employment law publications.

ALL NEWS AND INSIGHTS

11 December 2023 • Insights

AI makes its way into Italian law firms (Italia Oggi Sette – 11 December 2023, Vittorio De Luca)

Set out below is an extract from an article by Vittorio De Luca, interviewed by Antonio Ranalli of Italia Oggi, on the topic of AI within law firms. “Below is the extract from the interview with Vittorio De Luca for Italia Oggi Sette. “For many years it has been common practice to recognise law firms ....

30 November 2023 • News, Insights

Straining and damages compensation (Newsletter Norme & Tributi no. 173 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

By Order no. 29101 of 19 October 2023, the Italian Supreme Court ruled on the compensation claim for damages in a “straining” case. The employee took legal action because his superior had applied towards him a “stressful” method of control, generating a heated discussion during which the employee had suffered a ischemic attack. The Court ....

28 November 2023 • News, Insights

Video surveillance: presence of workers and monitoring of their activities essential requirements for breach of prohibition on remote monitoring

By judgment of 26 September 2023, no. 46188, the Italian Court of Cassation, Third Chamber, ruled on the components necessary for the offence referred to in Article 4 of Italian Law no. 300 of 1970 (the “Workers’ Charter”) stating that the installation of a video surveillance system without the authorisation required by law does not ....

28 November 2023 • News, Insights

Italian Court of Cassation: assessment of CCNL job descriptions essential for repêchage (obligation to relocate)

By Order of 13 November 2023, no. 31561, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled that, to fully comply with the repêchage obligation (obligation to relocate), it is necessary to assess whether hires made following the termination for justified objective reasons are of the same level of classification as the dismissed employee. The facts of the ....

28 November 2023 • Insights

DID YOU KNOW THAT… On 1 July 2023 the so-called “Sports Reform Law” came into force?

On 1 July 2023, the so-called “Sports Reform Law” contained in Italian Legislative Decree of 28 February 2021, no. 36, originally published in the Italian Official Gazette of 18 March 2021, no. 67, came into force. This law deals specifically with the “reorganisation and reform of the provisions on professional and amateur sports bodies, as ....

27 November 2023 • Insights, News

Employment Decree Law, simplification and flexibility work (Italia Oggi Sette – 27 November 2023, Vittorio De Luca)

For Vittorio De Luca, Managing Partner of the law firm De Luca & Partners, “from an employment law point of view, the most important changes are the new fixed-term contract regime, aimed, at least partially, at overcoming the restrictions introduced by the so-called Dignity Decree, as well as those in the field of safety at ....

27 November 2023 • Insights

No benefits for “impatriates” coming from other group companies

The draft Italian Legislative Decree on international taxation (implementing Italian Law of 9 August 2023, no. 111, containing “Delegation to the Government for the revision of the tax system”) which contains the new regime for impatriate workers is currently being discussed in the Chamber of Deputies within the Italian Parliament.  At present the text amends ....

21 November 2023 • News

WEBINAR “Killing It softly”: how to kill the gender bias that impacts your career” (WomanX Impact, 23 November 2023 – Stefania Raviele)

On 23 November 2023, Stefania Raviele participated in the third edition of WomenX Impact, an event born from an idea by Eleonora Rocca to give voice to women who have distinguished themselves in their career paths, and to companies which have committed themselves to important projects in the Diversity & Inclusion area. FOCUS During the ....