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IT monitoring and dismissal: the role of prior information in ensuring the legitimacy of disciplinary charges

With judgment no. 28365 of 27 October 2025, the Italian Supreme Court – Labor Division – addressed the balance between an employer’s monitoring powers and employees’ rights to…

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DID YOU KNOW THAT… an employee’s refusal to relocate to the new workplace may justify dismissal

With judgment no. 29341 of November 6, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court, Labor Division, confirmed the legitimacy of the disciplinary dismissal imposed on an employee who refused to…

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Distinction between transport contracts and service contracts: the primacy of substance over form reaffirmed (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto, Il Sole 24 Ore, 25 November 2025 – Alessandro Ferrari and Alesia Hima)

The Court strengthens the interpretative approach aimed at ensuring greater protection for workers employed in outsourcing arrangements. The Court of Cassation returns to the distinction between transport contracts…

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Dismissal is legitimate if employer monitoring complies with company policies drawn up in accordance with the law (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto de Il Sole 24 Ore, 11 November 2025 – Martina De Angeli, Alesia Hima)

In judgment no. 28365 of 27 October 2025, the Court of Cassation, Labour Section, upheld the legitimacy of the disciplinary dismissal imposed on an employee for the unlawful…

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Pay Equality and Pay Transparency: The New Obligations Introduced by the EU Directive

EU Directive No. 970/2023 requires companies to adopt concrete measures to ensure pay equality between men and women, setting strict requirements for pay transparency and protection against wage…

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Vittorio De Luca, Employment Lawyer of the Year

We are honored to announce that, on the occasion of the Italy Awards 2025 by The Legal 500, held on October 28, our Managing Partner Vittorio De Luca…

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Use of personal devices for business purposes. What are the employer’s risks?

The Spanish Data Protection Authority (i.e. “AEPD”) initiated sanction proceedings against a Spanish company belonging to an international group, following a complaint filed by a former employee. The…

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The Italian Court of Cassation reaffirms the obligation to include all ordinary components of remuneration in holiday pay (Camera di Commercio Italo-Francese – Vittorio De Luca, Silvia Zulato)

With Order No. 27253 of October 12, 2025, the Italian Court of Cassation (Labour Section) reaffirmed that the remuneration to be paid to employees during their holiday period…

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