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The Budget Law 2018 was published in the Official Gazette No. 302 dated 29 December 2017, which was approved by the Senate last 23 December and on which the Government placed its trust. The main news in the field of employment and social security include: (i) a 50% social security contribution allowance for a maximum ....

In 2018, employers meeting specific prerequisites will have to meet the requirements of the new laws on mandatory hiring. The provisions of Legislative Decree No. 151/2015 come into force on 1 January 2018 – the effective date of which was originally planned for 2017 and subsequently postponed until 2018 due to the effect of the ....

The Data Protection Authority, on 15 December 2017, published on its official website a series of clarifications regarding the appointment and duties of the Data Protection Officer (“DPO”). More specifically, the Data Protection Officer must have specific skills, preferably, whenever appointed internally, be a Manager or a high ranking professional to be appointed with a ....

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 27933 dated 23 November 2017, returned to issue its ruling on the issue concerning the taxation applicability of the amounts paid by the employer as part of a settlement agreement signed with the employee within the employment relationship. In particular, according to the Court of Cassation, in order ....

The sixth edition of the Employment & Labour Law guide, updated to 2018 and extended to 29 countries around the world, was made available a few days ago. The book, published in English by Global Legal Group publisher, is a summary of the trends in the labour market, legislative changes, recent court judgments, employers’ decisions ....