DLP Insights

The transition period ended on 31 October 2018. It allowed for alignment to the new regulations governing fixed-term contracts, as introduced with Decree Law 197/2018, (the “Dignity Decree”), which was then converted into Law 96/2018. In particular, the Dignity Decree had provided that the new provisions would be applicable to renewals and extensions after 31 ....

Background Opinion 12/2018 adopted on 25 September 2018 by the European Data Protection Board or “EDPB”, has recently been made public. The EDPB is the body that is mainly in charge of ensuring a uniform and consistent application of EU Regulation 679/2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal ....

On 19 September Legislative Decree No. 101/2018 entered into force (the “Decree”), laying down provisions to align the national regulatory framework to European Regulation 679/2016 on personal data protection (“GDPR”). The Decree gives the Data Protection Authority (the “Authority”) broad powers as well as significant duties, such as the review of some codes of professional ....

With judgement dated 15 October 2018, No. 25711, the Court of Cassation provided again its opinion on what are the requirements (and to which magnitude they are relevant) for a work relationship qualified as independent to be reclassified as employment relationship. The ruling originated from an appeal filed at the Court of Milan by eight ....

With a lawsuit filed at the Court of Rome, a worker claimed of having provided his work under employment conditions for two specific time periods for a company providing design, implementation and production of TV programs, as part of a broadcast and to have been dismissed verbally. Specifically, the appellant claimed (i) of having written ....