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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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10 February 2025 • News

Welfare & HR Summit (Il Sole 24 Ore, 20 february 2025 – Vittorio De Luca)

The appointment for the 5th Welfare & HR Summit of Il Sole 24 Ore is on Thursday 20 February from 3 p.m. onwards. The event will see the participation of Vittorio De Luca among the experts convened to take stock of the new paradigms for companies, between new regulations and social changes. FOCUS Vittorio De ....

7 February 2025 • News, Insights

Italian Law 104/1992: Proper use of paid leave for assisting disabled family members (Il Sole 24 Ore, 7 February 2025 – Vittorio De Luca, Alesia Hima)

Italian Law 104/1992 grants employees paid leave to assist family members with disabilities, with the cost covered by INPS (the National Institute for Social Security). However, misuse of this benefit has led to judicial investigations to identify potential violations of the law. Case law has helped clarify what constitutes abuse.  The law grants leave for ....

6 February 2025 • News

We are among the best Italian workplaces certified by Great Place To Work® in 2024!

For the second year running, we have received the prestigious Great Place to Work award. This important recognition demonstrates how investing in people is the key to success in creating quality, innovative and winning workplaces. For us, this award is a testament to the hard work, dedication and innovation that every member of our team ....

6 February 2025 • News, Insights

Abuse of 104/92 leave: burden of proof in case of dismissal (Modulo 24 Contenzioso Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 6 February2025 – Vittorio De Luca)

Article 33 of Law 104/1992 regulates paid leave ‘for the assistance, social integration and rights of disabled persons’. These permits consist in the possibility for public or private, full-time or part-time employees to be absent from work, while retaining the right to remuneration and figurative contribution coverage for pension purposes, in order to assist a ....

3 February 2025 • News, Insights

Repêchage does not oblige relocation to inferior tasks incompatible with the worker’s profile (Norme & Tributi Plus Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 3 February 2025 – Vittorio De Luca, Alesia Hima)

The Court of Cassation, with Order No. 1364 of 20 January 2025, clarified important aspects relating to the obligation of repêchage in the event of dismissal for justified objective reasons. In particular, the Court of Cassation – excluding the reinstatement of the employee – ruled that the obligation of repêchage does not require the employer ....

29 January 2025 • News, Insights

Data protection and collective agreements: provisions of national collective agreements that breach data protection rules should be disapplied

In its judgment of December 19, 2024,  case C-65/23, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that (i) the provisions of national collective labor agreements must comply with data protection regulations and that:(ii) ”Should the national court seized of the matter conclude, following its review, that certain provisions of the collective agreement […] ....

29 January 2025 • News, Insights

The dismissal for economic reasons may be ‘directly or indirectly discriminatory’

In its decision of January 9, 2025, no. 460, the Italian Supreme Court ruled on the dismissal of a disabled executive for economic reasons, stating that the discriminatory nature of the dismissal is not excluded by the presence of another valid reason, such as the elimination of the position due to company restructuring.  The case ....

29 January 2025 • News, Insights

DID YOU KNOW THAT… the application of the same protected period of absence due to sickness for employees with disabilities as for non-disabled workers can constitute a form of discrimination?

The Italian Supreme Court, with decision no. 170 dated January 7, 2025, was called to rule on the legitimacy of the dismissal of a disabled employee for exceeding the protected period.  Specifically, a disabled employee challenged the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which had determined that applying the same protected period for both non-disabled ....