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Disciplinary power: employer’s discretion and dismissal lawfulness (Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Italy news, 14 February 2023 – Enrico De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

To verify the existence of just cause or justified subjective reason for dismissal, the fact that a contractual breach similar to that contested against the dismissed employee, committed…

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Manager dismissal: justifiability and just cause compared (Modulo 24 Contenzioso Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 13 February 2023 – Vittorio De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

In its order no.88 of 3 January 2023, the Supreme Court of Cassation explained the delicateseparation between just cause and justifiability in manager dismissals. The Supreme Court held…

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De Luca & Partners and HR Capital launch a new whistleblowing task force (Legalcommunity, 6 February 2023)

De Luca & Partners launches a new task force supporting companies grappling with the Whistleblowing legislative decree, which requires employers to implement a system of protection and safeguards…

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Contribution and tax relief introduced by the budget law and extension of remote working for vulnerable persons

On 29 December 2022, Italian Law No 197/2022, entitled ‘State budget for the financial year 2023 and multi-year budget for the three-year period 2023-2025’ (‘Bilancio di previsione dello…

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Only the employer is entitled to install audiovisual systems (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 165 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Martina De Angeli)

By judgement no. 15644 of 23 November 2022, the Administrative Court of Lazio clarified, among other things, that the employer is the only person entitled to install audiovisual…

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Employee biometric data: fingerprinting is unlawful in the absence of specific requirements

With a decision of 10 November 2022, the Italian Data Protection Authority (l’Autorità Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, the ‘Authority’) imposed a fine of EUR 20,000…

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Working during sickness: when is dismissal lawful?

In its recent order of 16 December 2022, the Court of Foggia, as part of the first phase of the so-called Fornero Procedure, held that an employee who…

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Non-performance exception: when does the employee’s refusal to comply justify dismissal?

Non-performance exception: when does the employee’s refusal to comply justify dismissal? By order No 770, of 12 January 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled on the lawfulness…

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Reclassification of the self-employment relationship even in the absence of direct evidence of employer direction

The Italian Court of Cassation, by order No 1095 of 16 January 2023, held that for the purpose of reclassifying a relationship of self-employment into a subordinate one,…

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European Court rules that employee tracking through company car geolocator is lawful (Norme e Tributi Plus Diritto, 23 January 2023 – Alberto De Luca, Claudia Cerbone)

As only geolocation data referring to kilometres travelled were considered, the interference in the applicant’s privacy was limited and proportional to the intended purpose. Dismissal by an employer…

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