Categories: Publications
Although the redundancy fund for the workforce (or a department) takes precedence over sick pay, the protected period continues to apply. This means that the dismissal of an employee who exceeded the protected period in such circumstances is legitimate. In a 17 July 2021 order, the Court of Foggia ruled on the validity of a ....
Categories: Publications
Also this year, De Luca & Partners participated in the drafting of the 8th edition of the Employment & Labour Law volume, which is part of the Global Legal Insights collection. The eighth edition of the Employment & Labour Law guide, updated to 2021 and extended to 17 countries around the world, was made available a ....
Categories: Publications
The principle Health and safety in the workplace – worker’s obligations – refusal to wear a mask – disciplinary relevance – legitimacy of suspension from work and remuneration “Due to the tragic situation which the country and the world experienced because of the Covid-19 epidemic, imposing mask wearing on workers by [the employer], stated in ....
Categories: Interviews
Our system’s real problem is an absence of serious active employment policies. De Luca & Partners managing partner Vittorio De Luca, discusses the agreement on the end of the dismissal prohibition and Decree Law 99/2021, just approved by the Draghi government. “An explosion of redundancies is nothing more than the consequence of a ban that ....
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The Court of Cassation has recently confirmed that the ‘abusive’ use of leave to care for disabled family members, as referred to in Article 33, par. 3 of Italian Law no. 104 of 1992, not only justifies dismissal, but can also be ascertained by private investigators. In this case, the employee had challenged his dismissal ....
