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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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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 Supreme Court allows a negative declaratory action against an inspection report

Key principle With order no. 27132 of October 9, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court - Labor Division - ruled that a company receiving a “single inspection and notification…

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Directive (EU) 2023/970: Towards (Real) Pay Equity Between Men and Women? (HR Online AIDP, October 20 2025 – Roberta Padula, Silvia Zulato)

With the adoption of Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023, the European Union has taken an important step forward…

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Work and A.I.: the new bill approved by the Italian Senate

On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the Italian Senate definitively approved the bill containing “provisions and delegations to the Government on artificial intelligence,” connected to the national budget law.…

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Revocation of resignation: also possible during the probationary period

With order no. 24991 of September 11, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court ruled that the rules governing electronic resignations and the related right of revocation, set out in…

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Dismissal is legitimate when parental leave is used for purposes unrelated to the care of the child (Camera di Commercio Italo-Francese – Vittorio De Luca, Silvia Zulato)

By order no. 24922 of 9 September 2025, the Italian Court of Cassation once again addressed the sensitive issue of the abuse of parental leave, as provided for…

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DID YOU KNOW THAT… an employee may be dismissed for medical inability to work if no reasonable accommodations are possible?

With Order No. 24994 of September 11, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court - labor division - clarified that although the employer has a duty to actively seek solutions…

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