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With the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of Directive 2023/970 which introduces new employee protections and new employer obligations on equal pay and transparency ‘the Member States of the European Union have the obligation to adapt their local laws by encouraging (and also imposing) pay transparency also in the private employment ....

By Law converting, with amendments, Decree-Law no. 48/2023 – (the ‘Employment Decree’ (‘Decreto Lavoro’)) containing ‘Urgent measures for social inclusion and access to the workplace’ – which has been approved by the Italian parliament and is currently scheduled to be published in the Italian Official Gazette (“Conversion Law“) – the right to remote working will ....

By order No. 12241 of 9th May, the Labour Division of the Court of Cassation decided on the validity of disciplinary termination of an employee of an IT company who had refused to further study certain operating systems and to update the programmes used by a client. In the case at hand, the judge of the ....

Vittorio De Luca attended the Conference promoted by ASSIDIM, entitled: “Contracts, trade unions agreements and regulations concerning company’s welfare plans: legal and tax implications”. The speech consisted of an in-depth analysis of the tax efficiency and legal implications that need to be considered by Italian and international employers wishing to take advantage of the recent ....

Worker’s recidivism also taken into account for purposes of correct legal classification of conduct within context of just cause for dismissal. The Italian Court of Cassation, Employment Division, with judgment no. 15140 of 30 May 2023, returned to deal with the dismissal for just cause of a worker on a fixed-term contract for repeated negligence in ....