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Directive (EU) 2023/970 introduces new employee protection and new employer obligations on equal pay and transparency. The Directive requires Member States to adapt their local legislation, promoting (and even imposing) wage transparency including in relation to private employment relationships. The same obligations will apply to employers with between 150 and 249 workers, who will be ....

Decree of the Italian President of the Council of Ministers (‘Decree’) of 6 July 2023 set out the guidelines for planning entry flows of foreign workers for the three-year period 2023-2025. The Decree provides the criteria for determining new entry flows, setting a three-year quota of a total of 452,000 admissions for employees (both seasonal ....

In judgment no. 20239 of 14 July 2023, the Court of Cassation dealt with the issue of dismissal due to unsuccessful trial period, in a case in which the probationary period agreement was null and void. The Court ruled that workers subject to the so-called “rising protection” legislation (i.e., workers hired after 7 March 2015) ....

With Ruling dated 6 July 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, ‘DPA’) found that data processing carried out by a public utility service company (the “Company”) was unlawful. The DPA ruled that an employer has an obligation to allow a worker to access all his or her personal ....

With Order No. 26697 of 21 September 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled that an employer can deny the holidays requested by a worker to avoid exceeding the limit of the job retention period only in the event that there are actual and genuine obstacles. The facts of the case The matter originated from ....

One of the fundamental requirements in the context of disciplinary complaints is consistency between the charge alleged against a worker and the underlying sanction imposed. This principle is aimed at ensuring a fair and just procedure in the context of employment relationships, to prevent the employer from carrying out dismissals based on circumstances over and ....

In its recent Order No. 25603 of 1 September 2023 the Italian Court of Cassation established that a worker who has suffered an accident at work, which is the subject of a subsequent settlement with the employer, can always request compensation for damages which occurred subsequently and were not foreseeable at the time of the ....

The latest frontier of company benefits comes from the United States, where, according to an analysis conducted by the Wall Street Journal, it is increasingly common for employers to offer, as a means of attracting talent, so-called “fertility benefits”, i.e. a series of services to cover the expenses necessary for clinical treatments for people suffering ....