News & Insights

Research, training and international collaborations

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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19 September 2022 • Insights, News

The firm’s generational transition – less a family affair (Il Sole 24 Ore, 19 September 2022 – Vittorio De Luca)

New paths. A changing of the guard after 50 years. Mergers and openings for “external” partners. Different paths There isn’t just one way to plan change. This can be done by looking beyond the family circle.  De Luca & Partners recently opened up to those outside the De Luca family and appointed lawyer Stefania Raviele ....

15 September 2022 • Insights, News

High energy prices, companies risk stopping production and redundancies (Economy Magazine, 14 September 2022 – Vittorio De Luca)

The latest Inps data show that this year’s use of the Extraordinary Redundancy Fund has increased by 45.65%. Widespread fears that this data will worsen rapidly, making appropriate government measures necessary. Rising energy costs and the difficulty in finding raw materials herald a tough autumn for Italian companies. Firms which are grappling with multiple critical ....

7 September 2022 • News, Insights

Untaken leave is lost if the worker does not comply with the employer’s invitation to take it (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto of Il Sole 24 Ore, 7 September 2022 – Alberto De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

In the Court’s interpretation, the right to an allowance in lieu of untaken leave, at the end of theemployment relationship, is intrinsically linked to the right to paid annual leave In its ruling no. 21781/2022, published last 8 July, the Court of Cassation, Labour Section, ruled (along with several other issues on public employment) on ....

1 September 2022 • Insights, News

A new remote working regulation applies from today (Economy Magazine, 1 September, 2022 – Vittorio De Luca)

Economy asked some questions to De Luca & Partners Managing Partner Vittorio De Luca about remote working. From today 1 September 2022,   remote working, cannot be carried out without a precise individual agreement with the worker. Economy asked some questions to De Luca & Partners Managing Partner Vittorio De Luca. WHEN WILL EMPLOYERS WITH REMOTE ....

29 August 2022 • News, Insights

A dismissal is legitimate even if it does not punish similar conduct committed by colleagues (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto of Il Sole 24 Ore, 29 August 2022 – Enrico De Luca, Raffaele Di Vuolo)

The court may recognise different solutions for identical cases To exclude the proportionality of dismissal, it is not enough to argue that similar conduct committed by other employees has been sanctioned with conservative measures. The court may recognise different solutions for identical cases.  This principle was upheld by the Court of Cassation in Order no. ....

26 August 2022 • Insights, News

A difficult autumn, waves of questions about CIGS (Extraordinary Redundancy fund), after the surge in energy prices (Verità & Affari, August 25, 2022 – Vittorio De Luca)

De Luca & Partners Managing partner and labour lawyer Vittorio De Luca explained to Verita&Affari: “This is a perfect storm between inflation, war, and increases in energy and raw material prices.”  The worst thing is that the government has little room for manoeuvre to contain the wave of layoffs that are likely to arrive in ....

18 August 2022 • Insights

Google Analytics: red light from the Data Protection Authority  

Websites that use Google Analytics (GA), without the guarantees provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “Regulation“), violate data protection legislation because they transfer user data to the United States which lacks adequate protection. The Data Protection Authority (“Garante“) made its ruling with a 9 June 2022 measure, adopted after a preliminary investigation initiated based ....

18 August 2022 • Insights

Resignation by conduct: a viable alternative to dismissal for just cause?

In its ruling no. 20 of 27 May 2022, The Court of Udine stated that absence from work without providing any justification to force the employer to dismiss for unjustified absence, is unlawful. Such conduct constitutes resignation by facta concludentia, even without complying with the electronic procedure. The Court ruled that a worker who did ....