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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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12 February 2021 • News, Insights

The testimony of family members is reliable (Il Quotidiano del lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 12 February 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Antonella Iacobellis)

The debate on the reliability of family members’ testimonies is recurrent, as they have a personal interest in the trial’s outcome.    The Supreme Court has returned to the subject with its ruling no. 2295 of 2 February 2021, stating that for testimonial evidence, a witness who has a family or marriage relationship with one ....

11 February 2021 • News, Insights

The Covid quarantine obligation does not justify employee absence (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 11 February 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Roberta Padula)

The Court of Trento, in a ruling dated 21 January 2021, stated that an employee who is absent from work due to a fiduciary isolation ordered due to their (avoidable) choice to spend holidays abroad constituted just cause for dismissal. The Court’s ruling stems from an appeal brought by an employee who had been dismissed because, ....

9 February 2021 • News, Insights

The minimum requirements of the right to disconnection proposed by the European Parliament (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – Il Sole 24 Ore, 9 February 2021 – Vittorio De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

On 21 January, the European Parliament approved the resolution containing recommendations to the Commission on the right to disconnection (2019/2181(INL). This term means – as specified by the Parliament – the “right of workers not to engage in work-related tasks or communications outside working hours by means of digital media, such as phone calls, emails ....

1 February 2021 • News, Insights

The right to remote working and the assessment of task compatibility (Il Quotidiano del lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 1 February 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

The Court of Rome, with its recent ruling no. 5961 of 21 January 2021, addresses the limits and conditions for the use of remote working. In the current emergency framework, access to remote working has been made flexible for the majority of workers. This included a significant reduction in the number of formal procedures. In ....

28 January 2021 • News

“Welfare & HR Summit” (Il Sole 24 Ore – Vittorio De Luca)

Our Managing Partner Vittorio De Luca will take part in the second “Welfare & HR Summit” organised by Il Sole 24 Ore on 22 February. This digital event explores new labour market developments and their impact on corporate governance and personnel management. It is a place for dialogue between Experts and Institutions under the new ....

28 January 2021 • News, Insights

Collective company agreement with no expiry date. Legitimate unilateral withdrawal if proven (Il Quotidiano del lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 28 January 2021 – Enrico De Luca, Antonella Iacobellis)

The Court of Lamezia Terme, with the sentence of 14.01.2021, ruled that it is possible to unilaterally withdraw from a second level collective agreement with no expire date, but the party that objects to this circumstance is burdened by providing the relevant proof. More specifically, the sentence states that, if the second level collective agreement ....

27 January 2021 • Insights, News

Lexology GTDT Market Intelligence “Labour & Employment in Italy”: an interview with Alberto De Luca

Alberto De Luca contributed to the drafting of the chapter dedicated to Italy in the “Labour & Employment” guide published by Lexology, illustrating the main legislative and jurisprudential news in a labour law manner and providing his point of view. Click here to read more.

27 January 2021 • Insights

Cookies and other tracking tools: the Guarantor launches a public consultation

On 10 December 2020, the Italian Data Protection Authority (“Guarantor“) launched a public consultation on the “Guidelines on the use of cookies and other tracking tools“ (the “Guidelines“) drafted on 26 October. The Guarantor follows indications provided by the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) in the “Guidelines 5/2020 on consent under Regulation (EU) 2016/679” of ....