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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.

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16 June 2025 • News, Insights

Accounting irregularities justify dismissal for just cause, even if involving small amounts (Norme & Tributi Diritto of Il Sole 24 Ore, 13 June 2025 – Alessandra Zilla and Alesia Hima)

In its judgment No. 19985 of 7 May 2025, the Italian Supreme Court (i.e. “Corte di Cassazione”) upheld the legitimacy of a dismissal for just cause issued to an employee who, in performing his duties as a cashier, had committed repeated accounting irregularities. These mainly involved the failure to register sales transactions and the omission ....

11 June 2025 • News, Insights

No quorum. Legislative action on the regulation of layoffs (Radiocor of Il Sole 24 Ore, 11 June 2025 – Vittorio De Luca)

Legislative Decree No. 23/2015 survived the recent referendum on June 8 and 9, which, with a turnout of 30.6 percent, did not reach a quorum. The result is not surprising, but the repeal of Legislative Decree No. 23/2015 would, in any case, have been of little consequence from the point of view of the protections ....

6 June 2025 • News, Insights

Goodbye to the Fornero Rite, but only for lawsuits started after Feb. 28, 2023 (Guida al Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 28 May 2025 – Vittorio De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

In the very recent ruling No. 11344 of April 30, 2025, the Supreme Court clarified that judicial proceedings introduced under the so-called Fornero Rite before February 28, 2023 continue to be governed, even in the appeal stages, by the provisions dictated by the same rite, although the same was repealed by the so-called Cartabia Reform. ....

6 June 2025 • Insights

Remote work and geolocation. How to design remote work arrangements in compliance with applicable regulations 

“Employers may not geolocate employees working remotely.” This was the position expressed by the Italian Data Protection Authority (i.e. “Garante per la protezione dei dati personali”), which imposed a €50,000 fine on a company that tracked the geographic location of randomly selected employees on days they were performing their duties remotely.  The case  The Authority’s ....

6 June 2025 • Insights

Repeal of the “Fornero” procedure: transitional provisions

With the recent ruling no. 11344 dated April 30, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court clarified that judicial proceedings initiated under the so-called “Fornero” procedure prior to February 28, 2023, continue to be governed—even in the appeal stages—by the provisions established by that procedure, notwithstanding its repeal under the so-called “Cartabia” reform.  The facts and the ....

6 June 2025 • Insights

DID YOU KNOW THAT… a non-compete agreement is null and void if it imposes excessive restrictions that prevent the employee from accessing the labor market?  

With order no. 11765 of May 5, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court ruled that a non-compete agreement is null and void when it imposes excessively broad territorial restrictions and offers only minimal compensation—resulting in an unjustified and disproportionate limitation on the employee’s right to work and earn a living.  In the case at hand, a ....

5 June 2025 • News

Referendum June 8-9, what changes if yes or no vote wins for workers and businesses (ItaliaOggi – 3 June 2025 – Vittorio De Luca)

On Sunday, June 8 and Monday, June 9, referendum voting is taking place, and important space is given to labor questions. ItaliaOggi heard from four different law firms to understand what would change, from a practical point of view, if either the yes or the no vote wins. Fourth referendum query “Exclusion of joint and ....

15 May 2025 • News

HR Virtual Breakfast: ‘Equality and pay transparency: what are the new obligations to reduce gender inequality?’ (De Luca & Partners, 21 May 2025)

On Wednesday 21 May, De Luca & Partners organised a new HR Breakfast. The moderator Vittorio De Luca, Managing Partner, and the speakers Claudia Cerbone, Managing Associate, and Martina De Angeli, Associate, took stock of the latest European Union Directive on equal pay for men and women, illustrating the next steps for employers. Focus “A ....