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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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5 March 2025 • News, Insights

The relevance of extralaborative behaviour as ‘just cause’ for dismissal (Modulo 24 Contenzioso Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 5 March 2025 – Vittorio De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

The negative implications of criminally unlawful acts on the proper execution of work performance, in compliance with the employee’s obligations, constitute just cause for dismissal. The Supreme Court, in ruling no. 31866 of December 11, 2024, established that unlawful conduct outside the workplace may have disciplinary relevance, as the employee is not only required to ....

27 February 2025 • Insights, News

Company emails: the limits of employer surveillance according to the Italian Supreme Court  (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto de Il Sole 24 Ore, 27 February 2025 – Vittorio De Luca, Martina De Angeli)

The Italian Supreme Court, in its decision no. 807 of January 13, 2025, has once again addressed the legitimacy of employer monitoring of employees’ corporate email accounts. The Court reiterated that while an employer may access an employee’s company email, this action is only lawful if there is a well-founded suspicion of illegal conduct. Information ....

27 February 2025 • News, Insights

Construction sites, credit license and sanctions regime: The INL’s overview

With note no. 9326 of December, 9, 2024, the National Labour Inspectorate (i.e. “Ispettorato Nazionale del Lavoro” or “INL”) provided an overview of the new sanctions regime introduced by Article 27 of Italian Legislative Decree No. 81/2008, as amended by Italian Decree-Law 19/2024 (converted by Law 56/2024). This regime applies to all violations concerning the ....

27 February 2025 • News, Insights

The Italian Supreme Court upholds the legitimacy of dismissal for just cause due to defamatory behavior on Facebook by the employee

In its ruling no. 2058 of January 29, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court confirmed the legitimacy of a just cause dismissal for an employee who had publicly defamed her superiors via social media. The case and the first-instance decision This case concerns an employee who was dismissed for just cause after posting defamatory statements on ....

27 February 2025 • News, Insights

DID YOU KNOW THAT… the dismissal for just cause of an employee for abusing parental leave to engage in parallel employment has been deemed lawful?

With ruling no. 2618 of February 4, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court upheld the legitimacy of the dismissal for just cause of an employee who, while on parental leave, engaged in parallel employment, thus abusing this right. In the case in exam, during his parental leave, the employee had started a car-buying and selling businesswithout ....

25 February 2025 • News, Insights

Milleproroghe Decree approved: Fixed-term contracts with flexible reasons also in 2025

On 20 February 2025, Decree-Law No. 6/2025, known as the ‘Decreto Milleproroghe’, was definitively approved by the Chamber of Deputies, which once again intervenes on fixed-term contracts, in particular on the reasons justifying such temporary employment relationships. The Decree extends until 31 December 2025 the possibility for private employers to enter into fixed-term contracts exceeding ....

24 February 2025 • News

Vittorio De Luca at the Welfare & HR Summit 2025

On 20 February 2025 Vittorio De Luca took part in the fifth edition of the Welfare & HR Summit of Il Sole 24 Ore, analysing the main labour law aspects related to the discipline of contracting and the novelties introduced, most recently, by the ‘Corrective Decree’. Here is the link to see an extract of ....

20 February 2025 • News, Insights

In tenders, the obligation to specify the applicable collective agreement (Il Sole 24 Ore, 20 February 2025 – Vittorio De Luca, Alessandro Ferrari)

The Corrective Decree on Public Procurement (Legislative Decree No. 209/2024), which came into force on December 31, 2024, was introduced to provide greater protection for workers employed in outsourced activities, as well as to ensure increased transparency regarding their economic and contractual conditions. The Corrective Decree amended and supplemented Legislative Decree No. 36/2023 (Public Contracts ....