We continue to be a Great Place to Work!
For the third consecutive year, De Luca & Partners has been awarded the prestigious Great Place to Work® certification, a significant recognition of the value we place on…
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De Luca & Partners renews its governance: Roberta Padula appointed as the Firm’s new Salary Partner
Milan, 7 July 2025 – De Luca & Partners – Employment Lawyers announces the appointment of lawyer Roberta Padula as a Salary Partner of the Firm. Her appointment…
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…
Reinstated and compensated employee
An employee dismissed for drug trafficking has been reinstated and compensated. The drug related conviction occurred in the past and pre-dated the employment, when the company took over…
Part-time does not detract from quality
The quantity of work is not synonymous with the quality of the work. Therefore, if it is a question of comparing a part-time worker with a full-time worker…
Italian Data Protection Authority: new guidelines on the use of company e-mail management programs and on metadata retention
With order no. 642 of 21 December 2023 entitled “Computer programs and services for the management of e-mail in the workplace and metadata processing”, the Italian Data Protection…
The Court of Ravenna refers dismissal of disabled person for exceeding the protected period to the European Court of Justice
With its order of 4 January 2024, the Court of Ravenna referred to the European Court of Justice the judgment of the Italian legislation on the calculation of…
Effects of Italy’s accession to the Framework Agreement
On 28 December 2023, Italy joined the European Framework Agreement called “Framework Agreement on the application of Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004 in cases of…
Italian Data Protection Authority: employee has right to access report of investigative agency appointed by employer
With Ruling dated 6 July 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, ‘DPA’) found that data processing carried out by a public…
Acquittal in criminal proceedings makes dismissal unlawful
One of the fundamental requirements in the context of disciplinary complaints is consistency between the charge alleged against a worker and the underlying sanction imposed. This principle is…