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Legislative Decree no. 149, of 10 October 2022, by inserting Article 2-ter to the Decree Law no. 132, of 12 September 2014, introduced assisted negotiation in labour disputes under Art. 409 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The provision allows the parties (employer/client and employee) to resort to assisted negotiation, with the help of a ....
On September 14, 2022, the European Parliament finally approved the directive implementing the minimum wage principle in the European Union. The directive was also finally approved on October 4 by the Council of the European Union. The goal is to ensure “a reasonable standard of living”, the directive states. The latter does not provide for ....
The outgoing government focused on labour market regulation as part of its last actions. A choice made necessary by the impending economic crisis, which threatens to put a strain on the national production fabric and employment. The government intervened by issuing the Aiuti (Aid) decree (Decree Law 50/2022) and later the Aiuti-ter decree (Decree Law ....
Contracting a viral infection at work is treated as an illness covered by INAIL and proof of the aetiological link can be provided in court by rebuttable presumptions In its Order no. 29435 of 10 October 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the Palermo Court of Appeal’s ruling and provided a different interpretation of the evidentiary ....
On Thursday, 18 October De Luca & Partners and HR Capital organised a new HR Virtual Breakfast. Speakers include De Luca & Partners Salary Partner Stefania Raviele, De Luca & Partners Associate Claudia Cerbone and HR Capital S.r.l., Employment Consultant Roberta De Felice. They will analyse the gender gap, with a technical and regulatory focus ....
A disputed written dismissal notice cannot be proved by witnesses, according to the Court of Cassation ruling no. 26532/2022. The dismissal is null and void for a lack of the required legal format In its order no. 26532 of 8 September 2022, the Court of Cassation stated that the power attributed to the Employment Tribunal ....
The selective criterion based on the number of employees is unsuitable to legitimise a diversification of the consequences of null dismissal If the nullity of dismissals for exceeding the protected period is confirmed, the special penalty regime under paragraph 7 of Art. 18 of the Workers’ Statute applies. This includes the reinstatement, regardless of the ....
The 14 October deadline requires companies with more than 50 employees to submit the two-year personnel report for 2020-2021, governed by Article 46 of Legislative Decree 198/2006. This obligation was reformulated by law no. 162/2021. This was issued to continue the gender equality process – a European objective included in the NRP. The changes concerning ....