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7 January 2021 • News

Webinar “UTP Transactions and Distressed M&A” (Convenia, 25 February 2021)

Alberto De Luca speaker at the webinar “UTP transactions and Distressed M&A” organized by Convenia on February 25th, 2021 to study the new regulatory developments and the best practices in detail. LOCATION E ORARI Giovedì 25 February 2021Webinar (ore 9.30 – 13.00 / 14.30 – 17.00) Distressed M&A: the management of employment contracts in companies ....

5 January 2021 • Insights

Fixed-term contracts in “assisted form”: the clarifications of INPS

The National Employment Inspectorate (the ”NEI”), with note no. 1156 dated 22 December 2020, provided to the territorial inspectorates clarifications on the procedure to be followed in the event of a request to enter into a fixed-term contract in assisted form in accordance with Art. 19, paragraph 3 of Italian Legislative Decree 81/2015. This refers, ....

5 January 2021 • Insights

Video Surveillance: the new FAQ of the Data Protection Supervisory Authority

On 5 December last, the Data Protection Supervisory Authority (the “Authority”) developed FAQ (“Frequently Asked Questions”) on personal data processing carried out by public and private entities using video surveillance systems. The Authority’s clarifications take account of what was introduced by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on personal data protection (known as “GDPR”) and by the Guidelines ....

5 January 2021 • Insights

Internal regulations: penalty clauses enforceable only if specifically accepted

The Supreme Court of Cassation, by Order no. 27422 dated 1 December 2020, established that the clauses of the national collective agreement stating that workers are required to respect not only the provisions contained therein but also those established in internal regulations does not automatically bind employees to the compensation obligation envisaged therein in the ....

5 January 2021 • Insights

Dismissal: suspension of terms of appeal in the emergency period and appeal methods

Suspension of terms for appealing the dismissal in the emergency period Art. 6 of Italian Law no. 604/1966 states that: the dismissal, under penalty of forfeiture, must be appealed within 60 days from receiving the respective communication and the appeal is ineffective if it is not followed up, within a subsequent 180 day period, by ....

5 January 2021 • Insights

DID YOU KNOW THAT… With the 2021 manoeuvre, the COVID financial support fund has been extended?

Italian Law no. 178 of 30 December 2020 (known as “Budget Law”) has extended the provision of salary supplements due to COVID for a further 12 weeks. Unlike what was envisaged by the previous measures, this time the financial support is free. This means that employers are not required to pay an additional contribution in ....

4 January 2021 • Insights

INPS – Brexit: Clarifications on the issuance of Form A1 for employment periods in the United Kingdom

INPS (the Italian Social Security Institution), with its message no. 4805 dated 22 December 2020, provided clarifications on the issuance of A1/E101 social security certificate for periods of employment in the United Kingdom, concluding after the end of the transition period, namely 31 December 2020. In particular, INPS specified that requests to issue Form A1 ....

24 December 2020 • News, Insights

The point on the challenge of the dismissal in the face of very recent case-law (Guida al Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 18 December 2020 – Vittorio De Luca, Antonella Iacobellis)

The articles written by Vittorio De Luca and Antonella Iacobellis lingers over two aspects regarding to the out-of-court appeal. If the out-of-court appeal as an attachment transmitted via certified e-mail, not digitally signed by the worker and / or the defender, has the value of an act that interrupts the terms of forfeiture pursuant to ....