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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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Entry into Italy of highly qualified personnel: changes and simplified procedure for companies and workers (Norme e Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 14 May 2024 – Valentino Biasi, Andrea Di Nino, Giorgia Tosoni)

Workers who are citizens of countries outside the European Union and who come to Italy to work are regulated by specific provisions, under which the Ministry of the…

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In the case of a sham outsourcing contract, dismissal must be by principal (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 177 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Irene Crisci)

In judgment no. 32412 of 22 November 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation dealt with the lawfulness of a dismissal by the formal employer of a worker employed…

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European Parliament adopts Platform Work Directive and introduces stringent rules protecting workers’ data

On Wednesday 24 April 2024, MEPs adopted the text of the new Directive on the working conditions of platform workers. As can be learned from the press release…

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