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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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28 May 2020 • News

Vittorio De Luca speaker at the Webinar “What will be the New Normal for the insurance market?”

Post-lockdown for agile companies: The disruption imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic has created a situation of strong discontinuity, suddenly necessitating tools such as remote working, often solved in a simple forced extreme of “remote” work. Faced with the complex regulatory scenario, it becomes of fundamental importance to adopt a strategic plan for the institutionalization and ....

28 May 2020 • Insights

Body temperature control and serological tests: the new FAQ of the Italian Data Protection Authority

The new FAQ of the Italian Data Protection Authority (hereinafter, the “Authority”) were published on 6 May 2020 on its website, containing information on the correct processing of personal data strictly related to the spread of the new Covid-19 virus (“Coronavirus “), supplemented on the following 14 May. Recording of temperature With specific reference to ....

28 May 2020 • Insights

Clarifications provided by INAIL in its Circular No. 22 of 20 May 2020, on Covid19-related illnesses

On 20 May 2020, the National Institute for Insurance against Occupational Accidents (INAIL) published Circular 22 which provided certain clarifications in relation to categorising the Covid-19 infection as an occupational illness. Reference regulatory framework Article 42, paragraph II of Decree-Law 18 of 17 March 2020, better known as the “Cura Italia Decree“, later converted into ....

28 May 2020 • Insights

Phase 2: Relaunching in safety

The memorandum issued by the Public Prosecutor’s Office at Bergamo Court on 12 May 2020 will be examined here, as will the provision contained in Article 1.3 of the Lombardy Region Ordinance 547 of the following 17 May pertaining to body temperature measurement. Both instruments are concerned to provide clarifications and operational information in order ....

28 May 2020 • Insights

Dismissal for irregularities in the reimbursement of expenses is legitimate, even if the employer only makes a formal complaint after one year

On  6 April 2020, the Supreme Court of Cassation handed down judgment No. 7703 on the legitimacy of a dismissal for just cause based on irregularities found in the reimbursement of expenses declared by a worker, where those irregularities are formally disputed after one year had elapsed. Called upon to rule on the need to ....

28 May 2020 • Insights

The “remote working” rights of disabled employees

The Court of Bologna, in its judgment No. 2759 of 23 April 2020, clarified the correct application and scope of Article 39 of Decree Law 17/2020 (so-called “Cura Italia Decree“), converted into Law 27/2020, stating that the disabled worker is entitled to carry out his/her job duties remotely (i.e. under the “remote working” regime). Facts ....

28 May 2020 • Insights

DID YOU KNOW THAT… An amendment to the Liquidity Decree limits the employer’s liability?

An amendment to the Liquidity Decree was approved in the House Committee on 21 May last, which relieves employers of any liability whatsoever in the event that employees should contract COVID-19 in the company, provided that the relevant protocols are followed. The amendment states, verbatim, that: “For the purposes of safeguarding against the risk of ....

27 May 2020 • News

Webinar “UTP Transactions and Distressed M&A” – Convenia, (26 and 27 May 2020)

Alberto De Luca speaker at the webinar “UTP transactions and Distressed M&A” organized by Convenia on May 27th, 2020 to study the new regulatory developments and the best practices in detail. Distressed M&A: the management of employment contracts in companies in crisis Alberto De Luca’s speech deals with the employment law aspects of companies in ....