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Categories: Publications | Tag: Dismissal, unlawful dismissal

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 ....

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Categories: Publications | Tag: AI, Intelligenza Artificiale

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 ....

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Categories: Publications | Tag: Dismissal, Court of Cassation

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 ....

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Categories: Publications | Tag: GDPR, D.lgs. 231/2001

“Ethical codes, management and control models, and sustainability certifications are meaningless when, for the sake of achieving the highest profit at the lowest possible cost, a production system is allowed to be created down the chain that is based on production with an exploited workforce”. This is the conclusion of the Public Prosecutor at the ....

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Categories: Publications | Tag: Dismissal, INL

In note no. 1091/2024 of 18 June 2024, the INL provided the first operational guidelines on the changes introduced by Italian Decree-Law no. 19/2024 regarding the sanctions regime for unauthorised staff supply work, contracting and secondment. Article 29, paragraph 4 of Italian Decree-Law no. 19/2024 has, in fact, reinstated the criminal offences of unlawful staff ....

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