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With the new article 4 of Law 300/1970, rewritten by the Jobs Act, the obligation to adequately inform workers on the procedures for using equipment from which remote control of work activities and work instruments may occur as well as the procedures for performing controls becomes the requirement for being able to use information collected ....

Pursuant to article 2 of Legislative Decree 81/2015 enacted 25 June 2015, as of 1 January 2016, collaborations which are organised by others, with the exception of certain exclusions, shall be considered regular employment. Starting on the same date, article 54 of Legislative Decree 81/2015 offers customers/employers the possibility of stabilising workers who are already ....

Employment & Labour Law 4th Edition, published in association with Dechert - is now available online and is entirely free to access here.

What social shock absorbers does the Jobs Act include in the event of dismissal? And how do they reconcile with protections for maternity? We spoke with Elena Cannone, a lawyer from the De Luca & Partners law firm in Milan, specialised in employment law. Unemployment benefits (Italian mobilità) during pregnancy. This social shock absorber regards ....

A new post-crisis wind is beginning to blow: Italy is recovering its competitiveness and globally recouping its appeal.

The Court of Appeals of Milan, Labor Section, with its ruling, rejected the appeal submitted by a temporary worker of our Client, who had challenged the temporary work contract requesting, inter alia, verification of (i) the nullity and/or illegalness and/or ineffectiveness of the termination date set in the contract and (ii) the existence of open ....

With its ruling no. 18165 of 16 September 2015, The Court of Cassation recognized an executive position for a credit manager who, despite the lack of formal assignment of such position by top management, performed executive duties. These duties were characterized by the proposal, with broad decision-making powers, to one or more services, which put ....

With its ruling no. 20068 of 7 October 2015, the Cassation Court confirmed that the dies a quo for the start of the 180 days for filing an appeal coincide with the date when a letter is sent by the employee challenging the employer’s dismissal and not the date the employer receives such letter. This ....