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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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Italian Data Protection Authority (‘IDPA’): guidelines on the use of company email management programs and on so-called “metadata” retention have been updated following recent public consultation by the IDPA

With order no. 364 of 6 June 2024 called “Computer programs and services for the management of e-mail in the workplace and metadata processing”, the IDPA has returned…

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Businesses and privacy, the keys to good management (Affari & Finanza of La Repubblica, 17 June 2024 – Vittorio De Luca)

Data has become the new oil and its role is likely to grow further as digital becomes more central to our lives. This has important implications for privacy,…

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De Luca: “Companies will increasingly invest in people” (EticaNews, June 14, 2024 – Vittorio De Luca)

Vittorio De Luca explains that compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is central to the firm’s initiatives and sustainability policies. He highlights that the range of…

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A resignation submitted by a worker under threat of dismissal will be annulled (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 178 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Irene Crisci)

With judgment no. 7190 of 18 March 2024, the Italian Court of Cassation addressed the issue of the validity of a resignation submitted by an employee under threat…

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Employment Law and Data Protection: worker has right to access his or her personal file and information that gave rise to disciplinary sanction

The Italian Data Protection Authority (‘IDPA’), with a Ruling of 7 March 2024 [announced in the Newsletter of 3 May 2024] upheld a complaint filed by a worker…

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Employer bears burden of proof of payment of remuneration

By order no. 10663 of 19 April 2024, the Italian Court of Cassation stated that the employer bears the burden of proof in proving that remuneration has been…

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DID YOU KNOW THAT... Union negotiated conciliation agreements signed at company headquarters are invalid?

Conciliation agreements negotiated with the help of a union cannot be validly concluded at the company’s headquarters. This is because company headquarters do not fall within “protected locations”…

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Union negotiated conciliation agreement - relevance of where it is signed (Modulo 24 Contenzioso Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 23 May 2024 - Vittoria De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

The reference to “conciliation location” in Article 411 of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure does not permit company premises to be included among the protected locations (sedi…

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