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The House Assembly, on 15 November 2017, approved a bill that includes rules for the protection of employees or contractors who disclose illegal actions of which they become aware during the work relationship (the so-called whistleblowing). In the specific case, the whistleblowing employee cannot be punished, dismissed, demoted or subjected to any other retaliatory or discriminatory measure.
The Supreme Court, by its decision no. 28171 of 31 October 2024, confirmed the validity of a dismissal notified to the employee’s previous address if the employee did not promptly notify the employer of his change of residence or domicile. The employee, challenging the dismissal, challenged the validity of the notification made to his ....
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The Italian Data Protection Authority sanctioned the company Foodinho S.r.l., a Glovo Group company, to pay a fine of EUR 5 million for unlawfully processing the personal data of more than 35,000 riders through its digital platform. Following a complex investigation carried out ex officio by the Authority, it revealed that the company, which had ....
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In its decision no. 10104 of 12 October 2024, the Court of Rome ruled that in the case of a disciplinary dismissal without prior notice, there is not a mere formal deviation from the procedural scheme of the regulation, but an actual nullity which always gives the employee the right to reinstatement. The case at ....
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According to Article 29, paragraph 2, of Legislative Decree 276/2003 (known as the “Legge Biagi”), in the context of service contracts (“contratti di appalto” in Italian parlance), the principal company or employer is jointly and severally liable with the contractor, as well as with any subcontractors, within two years after the termination of the contract, ....
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