Publications

As is well known, on 23 February 2023 the European Commission requested its employees and collaborators to uninstall the TikTok social network application from their business and personal electronic devices. This request was accompanied by the notice that, for those who had not uninstalled the social network by 15 March, it would no longer be ....

By Order No 8375 of 23 March 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation confirmed that footage from video surveillance systems installed for security purposes may be used to prove an employee’s disciplinary breach. The facts of the caseThe case arose from a disciplinary sanction of suspension from duty and pay for ten days imposed on ....

By Order No 8375 of 23 March 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation confirmed that footage from video surveillance systems installed for security purposes may be used to prove an employee’s disciplinary breach. The facts of the case and the first and second instance proceedings The case arose from a disciplinary sanction of suspension from ....

In its recent judgment of 21 March 2023, the Court of Forlì confirmed the lawfulness of a penalty clause in a letter of employment if the worker does not take up employment on the start date agreed upon by the parties, even when the employment is subject to a probationary period. The facts of the ....

The National Labour Inspectorate (Ispettorato Nazionale del Lavoro, ‘INL’), in note No 2572 of 14 April 2023, provided operational guidelines for the issuance of authorisations for video surveillance systems and instruments which enable remote control of workers within the meaning of Article 4 of the Workers’ Charter (Italian Law No 300/1970). As set out in ....