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A non-compete agreement which is conditional upon the preservation of the original duties introduces an element of vagueness that undermines the entire agreement. This principle was confirmed by the Italian Court of Cassation in order no. 10679 of 19 April 2024. In this case, the non-compete agreement provided that if the employee’s duties changed during ....

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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 the staff from the outgoing company after taking over a contract held under a public administration tender. The Italian Court of Cassation, employment division, by order no. ....

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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 in relation to the amount of work performed (quantity), it is appropriate to apportion the salary based on the hours worked (so that the part-time worker receives, ....

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On April 11, Vittorio De Luca will attend as a panelist at the Annual IBA Employment and Diversity Law Conference 2024 during the panel entitled: “Panel: Breakout session one: Legal obligations in a borderless workplace”.A) for the Annual IBA Employment and Diversity Law Conference 2024. FOCUS The rise of digital nomads, satellite employees and Employers ....

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With its order of 4 January 2024, the Court of Ravenna referred to the European Court of Justice the judgment on the Italian legislation on the calculation of absences from work caused by disabling diseases in the protected period (periodo di comporto). The question posed to the European Court of Justice can be summarised as ....