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In a judgment of 10 April 2024, the Court of Campobasso dealt with a topic that, in recent years, has assumed ever greater importance in our legal system, namely the identification of national collective bargaining agreements signed by the “most representative trade union”. In a context in which Italian legislation refers, more and more frequently, ....

The Italian Data Protection Authority (‘IDPA’) recently returned to the issue of corporate email metadata retention by the employer. The order of 6 June 2024, entitled “Computer programs and services for the management of e-mail in the workplace and processing of metadata”, extends the retention period for metadata from 7 to 21 days. This new ....

In judgment no. 8956 of 4 April 2024, the Italian Court of Cassation addressed the issue of whether dismissal of an employee for taking unjustified absence on a public holiday is unlawful. An employee initiated legal proceedings to obtain a declaration that her dismissal was unlawful. The disciplinary offence alleged against her was “unjustified absence ....

Negli ultimi anni, complici l’evoluzione tecnologica e la pervasiva informatizzazione del lavoro, le realtà produttive di tutto il mondo si sono trovate ad affrontare importanti cambiamenti, spesso in assenza di un apparato di regole entro cui muoversi. In questo contesto, l’avvento dell’intelligenza artificiale ha rappresentato un elemento di novità, con rischi e potenzialità inesplorate che ....

With judgment no. 16630 of 14 June 2024, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled that to reinstate the employment relationship under Article 18, paragraph 10, of the Workers’ Charter, it is sufficient for the employer to send the notice of revocation of dismissal within 15 days of the notice of dismissal, although it is not ....