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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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26 December 2009 • Insights

The 2010 finance act has been approved

The Senate voted for the approval of the finance act 2010. As to the labour aspects, about EUR 1,100 millions are set aside for the welfare, of which 860 to allow the social security benefits for production bonuses and incentives.  

24 December 2009 • Insights

Law no. 247/07: releifs for disabled people employment

Reliefs coming from the employment of disabled people are different depending to the subscription date of the agreement with the provincial district

4 November 2009 • Insights

Employment law: the conciliation doesn’t take off

The settlement before the commission established nearby the Provincial Labour Office, or nearby the unions, is a fast and cost-saving way to solve the employment law disputes, but in Italy this method hasn’t so far reduced the number of the courts’ employment claims.

26 October 2009 • Insights

Court of Cassation: Reconciliation, the omission is not objectionable

The lack of the mandatory out of court attempt to settle, which is provided as a condition without which the claim can not be proposed, has to be pleaded by the defendant in the defence

23 October 2009 • Insights

Outsourcing contract to be performed at the premises of the principal is genuine even when performed with equipments made available by the principal

The Ministry of Labour, with ruling no. 77 dated October 22, 2009, replied to an official enquiry of Confindustria (employers' association)

8 October 2009 • Insights

Work and privacy: technology and companies power control

Over six and a half million of employees use internet during working hours for non-working purposes. Every month, each employee sets to navigation around 38 hours which is equal to, more or less, a week of work.

5 October 2009 • Insights

Validity of employee’s out of court confession (Court of Cassation, Labour Sec., Decision no. 14047 of 17 June 2009)

The Cassation Court has clarified that an out of court confession made by an employee subject to a disciplinary measure is legal and cannot be revoked unless the self-confessed employee demonstrates that it has been determined by a mistake of fact or violence.

5 October 2009 • Insights

Legal to dismiss an employee in conflict of interest (Court of Cassation, Labour Sec., Decision no. 14176 of 18 June 2009)

The Court of Cassation has recognised the legality of dismissing an employee who provides legal assistance to third parties in legal proceedings against his employer.