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Pursuant to note no. 1241 dated 1 June 2016, the Ministry of Labour stated that a video surveillance system cannot be installed prior to, or without, specific agreements with the workers trade unions or, failing this, an authorisation issued by the relevant Territorial Department of Labour. On one hand, the Ministry stated that violation exists ....

The Labour Division of Milan Court, declared that the dismissal for cause by one of our Client Company of a foundry worker is lawful (i) given that the worker challenged the instructions of the shift supervisor and plant manager, using offensive language; (ii) from a different and separate point of view, because it was later ....

The comment of Mr. Vittorio De Luca regarding company welfare was quoted in an article written in Corriere Economic on 27 June 2016. Everything seems ready for the start-up of a project to provide incentives for company welfare. Clarifications have arrived from the Ministry of Labour and the Italian Tax Authority for the provisions included ....

Il datore di lavoro, nell'ambito di un equo contemperamento tra il proprio interesse ad avere un'organizzazione efficiente e produttiva e l'interesse del lavoratore alla propria libertà...

By way of judgment No. 9635 lodged on 11 May 2016, the Court of Cassation has stated that in no way can the concept of insubordination be limited to the refusal to abide by the instructions given by the employer, but it extends to any conduct capable of causing damage to the company’s organisation. Well ....