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31 July 2025 • Insights

AI in HR processes: the Ministry of Labour sets operational guidelines for the proper adoption of AI in the workplace

The use of Artificial Intelligence systems for company decision-making processes concerning employees – such as recruitment, task assignment, performance evaluation or disciplinary measures – is permitted only when adequate safeguards are in place. This is what is established by the Guidelines for the implementation of AI in the workplace, published by the Ministry of Labour ....

25 July 2025 • News, Insights

Recording workplace conversations: here’s what companies can do to curb the phenomenon (Agenda Digitale – 25 July 2025, Martina De Angeli)

The use of devices to record conversations in the workplace raises legal and privacy issues, with implications for security and workplace relations. The spread of technologies capable of recording conversations has forced companies to address a new and sensitive reality: how to manage and regulate the recording of workplace conversations, in compliance with legal requirements ....

22 July 2025 • Insights

Layoffs in small businesses: the Constitutional Court intervenes on compensation payments

On 21 July 2025, judgment no. 118/2025 was filed, in which the Constitutional Court declared the partial constitutional illegitimacy of Article 9, paragraph 1, of Legislative Decree no. 23/2015 (the so-called “Jobs Act”). The ruling introduces significant changes in the protection against unlawful dismissal for employees of employers who do not meet the employment requirements ....

11 July 2025 • News, Insights

The dismissal notice is valid even if the employee is not informed by their cohabitants (Newsletter Italian-French Chamber of Commerce – Vittorio De Luca, Silvia Zulato)

With Ordinance No. 15987 of 2025, the Italian Court of Cassation established that a dismissal notice is presumed to be known by the recipient at the moment it is delivered to their residential address, even if the employee is not actually informed. The case at hand concerns a dismissal imposed due to absolute and permanent ....

7 July 2025 • Insights, News

De Luca & Partners renews its governance: Roberta Padula appointed as the Firm’s new Salary Partner

Milan, 7 July 2025 – De Luca & Partners – Employment Lawyers announces the appointment of lawyer Roberta Padula as a Salary Partner of the Firm. Her appointment marks an important step in the Firm’s growth path, as it approaches its 50th anniversary. From the very beginning, De Luca & Partners has embraced modern processes ....

3 July 2025 • News

First fine for unlawful retention of corporate e-mail metadata and internet logs by Italian Data Protection Authority

“The employer may collect employees’ Internet browsing logs and email metadata only under specific conditions and safeguards. This was affirmed by the Italian Data Protection Authority (i.e. “Garante Privacy”) when imposing a €50,000 fine on the Lombardy Region” (Provision No. 243 of April 29, 2025). As stated on the Authority’s official website, this ruling follows ....

3 July 2025 • Insights, News

Remote work and Italian territorial jurisdiction

By Judgment No. 315 of June 5, 2025, the Court of First Instance of Vicenza ruled that, for the purposes of territorial jurisdiction, the residence of a remote worker can only be considered relevant if it is demonstrated that a substantial and organized part of the work is carried out there on a stable basis, ....

1 July 2025 • Insights

Do you know that… a dismissal notice is presumed received even if the employee is not personally informed?

By Order No. 15987 of 2025, the Italian Supreme Court – Labour Section – reaffirmed the strict application of Article 1335 of the Civil Code, establishing that the presumption of knowledge of “legal notices” (i.e. “atti recettizi”) cannot be rebutted by subjective obstacles, even when the recipient is in a vulnerable physical or mental condition ....

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