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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.

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.

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7 April 2010 • Insights

REGISTER OFFICE OF SUPPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARE FUNDS: REGISTRATION BY 30 APRIL 2010

Following approval of Ministry of Labour decree dated 27 October 2009, the supplementary company healthcare funds and the mutual aid organizations, banks and companies challenged for welfare must register with the relevant register office of the supplementary healthcare funds set up at the Ministry by 30 April 2010.

7 April 2010 • Insights

INCENTIVE FOR EMPLOYERS THAT HIRE EMPLOYEES BENEFITING OF “SHOCK ABSORBERS” TREATMENS

With Circular no. 5/2010, INPS explained the conditions required for recognition of the financial incentive introduced by art. 7-ter of Italian Law 33/09.

4 April 2010 • Insights

UNIQUE NOTIFICATION

Effective 1 April 2010 the "Unique Notification for the establishment of enterprise" is mandatory. It was introduced by art. 9 of Law no. 40/07 and must be used for all fulfilments on the Company Register, Tax Agency, INPS (Social Security Admin.) and INAIL (National Insurance against Injuries at Work) for the start up of companies.

22 March 2010 • Insights

231/01: supervisory authority is better if collegial

In the opinion of the Supervisory Authorities Members Association (Associazione dei componenti degli Organismi di Vigilanza - AODV), the Supervisory Authority (set forth under the Legislative Decree 231/01 regulating the administrative liability of the companies) should be set up as a collegial board, consisting of representatives with specific reputation requirements and open to the participation of internal professional figures.

22 March 2010 • Insights

231/01: case-law opens new questions

Case law intepretation focuses on administrative liability of legal entities.

3 March 2010 • Insights

The so called “work related act” has been approved

The Italian Senate has definitively approved the so called “work related act” to the financial law.

15 February 2010 • Insights

The equality between women and men: stronger sanctions

On 20th February next, it will come in to force the rules contained in the Legislative Decree no. 5/2010 implementing the EU Directive no. 54/2006 concerning equal of opportunities and treatment between women and men at work.

18 January 2010 • Insights

Health certificates are challengeable (Court of Milan, October 2009 judgment)

The Employment Court of Milan has acknowledged the lawfulness of a dismissal for cause based on the instrumental and incorrect use of the sick leave certificate.