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Court of Cassation: during the sickness leave the obligations are very strict (Il Sole 24 Ore, March 6, 2013, page 23)

Court of Cassation, labor section, with sentence no. 4559 of February 22, 2013, stated that the termination of an employee who, during the sickness leave, goes hunting with…

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Court of Cassation: timeframe is crucial for downgrading (Il Sole 24 Ore, March 5, 2013, page 18)

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 4301 of February 21, 2013, stated that the downgrading of the employee for organizational needs, if it is guaranteed in a prevailing…

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FIXED TERM CONTRACTS LESS BURDENSOME (Il Sole 24 Ore, February 25, 2013, page 30)

Nowadays the stipulation of fixed term contracts in order to start up a new entrepreneurial activity is simpler if the employer is a innovative start-up company. The Development…

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VAT: THE TERMINATED EMPLOYEE IN 2013 IS INCLUDED IN THE “MINIMUM” (Il Sole 24 Ore, March 1, 2013, page 21)

An employee, after his/her dismissal in 2013, can register for VAT number to exercise an autonomous activity applying the system of the “super-minimum”. This new regimen, with the…

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INPS: REDUNDANCY FUND REJECTED, LONGER PERIODS FOR PETITIONS (Il Sole 24 Ore, February 19, 2013, page 19)

INPS, with message No. 2939/2013, has stated that the 30-day period established by Article 9 of Law No. 164/1975 for the petition of the refusing decisions concerning the…

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Court of Cassation: dismissal not justified if the employee is forced to the inactivity (Il Sole 24 Ore, February 18, 2013, page 31)

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 1693 of January 24, stated that the subordinate employee’s refusal of carrying out his work performance (e.g. in the case he/she is…

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FORNERO’S REFORM: DECREE CONCERNING LEAVES EVEN FOR FATHERS EMPLOYEES (Il Sole 24 ore, february 15, 2013, page 21)

The provisions of Article 4 of Law n. 92/2012 (so called Fornero’s Reform) have become effective with the publication in the Official Gazette of the Decree of the…

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BONUS FOR THE WOMEN EMPLOYEES WHO HAS A BABY (ITALIA OGGI, FEBRUARY 14, 2013, PAGE 25)

The Decree of the Labor Ministry dated December 22, 2012, published on the Official Gazette no. 37 of February 13, 2013, provides for the so called “bonus baby”…

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