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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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28 November 2023 • Insights

DID YOU KNOW THAT… On 1 July 2023 the so-called “Sports Reform Law” came into force?

On 1 July 2023, the so-called “Sports Reform Law” contained in Italian Legislative Decree of 28 February 2021, no. 36, originally published in the Italian Official Gazette of 18 March 2021, no. 67, came into force. This law deals specifically with the “reorganisation and reform of the provisions on professional and amateur sports bodies, as ....

27 November 2023 • Insights, News

Employment Decree Law, simplification and flexibility work (Italia Oggi Sette – 27 November 2023, Vittorio De Luca)

For Vittorio De Luca, Managing Partner of the law firm De Luca & Partners, “from an employment law point of view, the most important changes are the new fixed-term contract regime, aimed, at least partially, at overcoming the restrictions introduced by the so-called Dignity Decree, as well as those in the field of safety at ....

27 November 2023 • Insights

No benefits for “impatriates” coming from other group companies

The draft Italian Legislative Decree on international taxation (implementing Italian Law of 9 August 2023, no. 111, containing “Delegation to the Government for the revision of the tax system”) which contains the new regime for impatriate workers is currently being discussed in the Chamber of Deputies within the Italian Parliament.  At present the text amends ....

21 November 2023 • News

WEBINAR “Killing It softly”: how to kill the gender bias that impacts your career” (WomanX Impact, 23 November 2023 – Stefania Raviele)

On 23 November 2023, Stefania Raviele participated in the third edition of WomenX Impact, an event born from an idea by Eleonora Rocca to give voice to women who have distinguished themselves in their career paths, and to companies which have committed themselves to important projects in the Diversity & Inclusion area. FOCUS During the ....

20 November 2023 • News, Insights

No holiday leave due to illness: guidelines from the European Court of Justice (Norme & Tributi Plus Lavoro – Il Sole 24 Ore, 20 November 2023 – Enrico De Luca, Irene Crisci)

THE FACTS The French Employment Court was called upon to rule on the lawfulness of the refusal to allow certain workers to take several days of accrued and unused holiday leave due to prolonged absences from work due to illness. Similarly, the relevant allowance in lieu had been denied to those workers whose employment had ....

16 November 2023 • Insights, News

Employer checks carried out through an investigative agency

Among the topics we explored at our Team Meeting this week was the area of employer checks carried out through investigative agencies, analysing Court of Cassation judgment of 11 October 2023, no. 28378. In that case a dismissal based on evidence collected by a private investigator who had not been indicated by name in the ....

7 November 2023 • Insights

Minimum wage and parameter assessment

There is no law in the Italian legal system establishing a legal minimum wage. In fact, the parameters for  ‘fair’ pay are defined by the Italian Constitutional Charter. Specifically, Article 36 of the Italian Constitution states that fair pay is pay which ensures the worker a free and dignified existence and is proportionate to the ....

2 November 2023 • Insights

Italian Data Protection Authority: employee has right to access data collected through GPS system installed by employer

With Ruling of 14 September 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, ‘DPA’) found that the processing of data carried out by a company appointed to read gas, electricity and water meters (the ‘Company’) was unlawful, confirming that the employer has an obligation to provide a full response to ....