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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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7 April 2010 • Insights

Remote controls on worker’s personal computers (Court of Cassation, Labour Section, no. 4375/2010)

In intervening on remote controls of company personal computers, the Court of Cassation determined that it is forbidden to install software on said computers that allows controlling accesses to the network of employees and, in general, that are able to perform verification not agreed to with the trade unions and Provincial Labour Office.

7 April 2010 • Insights

Organisational model: no objective responsibility for the company (Preliminary Investigation Magistrate of Milan, Sent. of 17 November 2009)

The Preliminary Investigation Magistrate of Milan for the first time excluded objective responsibility of a company charged with the crime of IT market rigging (art. 2637 of the Civil Code), having considered the organizational model adopted complying with Leg. Decree 231/01.

7 April 2010 • Insights

LABOUR ATTACHMENT

The Senate definitively approved the so-called “Labour Attachment to the financial measure” (Bill 1167-B).

7 April 2010 • Insights

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: LEG. DECREE 5/10 HAS COME INTO FORCE

Italian Leg. Decree 5/10 came into force on 20 February 2010 to implement European Community Directive 54/06 on equal opportunity and equal treatment between men and women at the work place.

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.

7 April 2010 • Insights

WORKERS THAT CAN BE USED IN TRAINING OR REQUALIFICATION PROJECTS: INTERMINISTRY DECREE NO. 49281/10

Interministry Decree 49281/10 has been published in the Official Gazette. It implements the provisions contained in Italian Law no. 102/09 concerning professional training and requalification of suspended workers, preceptors of income support treatments.

7 April 2010 • Insights

JOB SECURITY AGREEMENTS IMPROVED

Ministry Decree of 17 November 2009 was published in the Official Gazette. It increases the amount of the salary supplement treatment for job security agreements for workers that will receive 60% to 80% of the remuneration lost subsequent to reduced working hours.