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Il licenziamento per superamento del periodo di comporto sfugge al “blocco” dei licenziamenti per l’emergenza Covid (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto de Il Sole 24 Ore, 30 ottobre 2024 – Vittorio De Luca, Elena Guerrera)

Con l’ordinanza n. 26634 del 14 ottobre 2024, la Corte di Cassazione, Sezione Lavoro, ha affermato che il licenziamento per superamento del periodo di comportonon rientra nella previsione di nullità stabilita dall’art.…

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Data Breach: Lessons for Companies from Recent Investigations (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor – Vittorio De Luca, Martina De Angeli)

The revelations from the investigation conducted by the Milan Prosecutor’s Office and the investigative unit of the Carabinieri of Varese—exposing unlawful activities involving the acquisition of confidential, sensitive,…

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Company e-mail and termination of employment: the latest clarifications (and the latest penalties) from the Italian Data Protection Authority. 

“The employer cannot access the employee’s or collaborator’s e-mail or use software to store a copy of the messages. Such processing of personal data not only constitutes a…

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Trade union flyers attached to the body: lawful disciplinary sanction 

In its decision no. 24595 of 13 September 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the behaviour of a worker who comes to work with trade union flyers attached…

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Yes to dismissal of rude and scurrilous employee (Norme & Tributi Plus Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 16 October 2024 – Vittorio De Luca, Giuseppe Arpino)

In its order no. 26440 dated October 10, 2024, the Court of Cassation, Labor Section, reaffirmed the legitimacy of the dismissal imposed on an employee who had addressed…

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Processing of personal data: the risks for those who refuse the role of authorized subject (Norme & Tributi Plus Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 14 October 2024 – Vittorio De Luca, Martina De Angeli)

The Court of First Instance of Udine (Labour Section, order no. 504 of 2 August 2024) declared lawful the measure of suspension from work and remuneration, imposed by…

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Notification of illness contracted abroad: valid the notification by fax (Norme & Tributi Plus Lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 08 October 2024 – Vittorio De Luca, Roberta Padula)

Sending the medical certificate by fax is a valid method of notification of illness by the employee, as it is expressly provided for in the company’s rules. The…

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Supreme Court: the workers’ safety representative (i.e. “Rappresentante dei lavoratori per la sicurezza” or “RLS”) has a wider right to criticize and express opinions than an employee

With Order No. 23850/2024, published on 5 September 2024, the Supreme Court clarified that employees who also act as workers’ safety representatives (“RLS”) are entitled to the same…

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Dismissal for carrying out recreational activities during sick leave: burden of proof

The Court of Cassation, by its decision no. 23858 of 5 September 2024,  confirming its previous ruling, stated that, in the hypothesis of a disciplinary dismissal for carrying…

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DID YOU KNOW THAT… Since 17 September 2024, the “Salva Infrazioni” decree has increased the compensation indemnity for fixed-term contracts declared unlawful?

Decree-Law No. 131/2024, published in the Official Gazette on 16 September and in force since 17 September, introduced important changes for employers in the management of fixed-term contracts.…

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