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With the press release of 28 November, the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy publicised the ministerial decree of 20 October 2022 which defines the criteria and procedures for granting the tax exemption for private employers who obtain the certification of gender equality introduced into our legal system by Italian Law No 162/2021.   This ....

In a press release dated 9 December 2022, the Italian Council of Ministers announced the approval of the draft Italian legislative decree transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law. The new legislation extends the obligation to establish reporting channels to all private sector companies with more than ....

In the event of repeated absences – which have not exceeded the limit of the protected period – the onus is on the employer to prove the additional reasons justifying the dismissal. Dismissal based on an employee’s repeated absences from the workplace on days close to rest days and/or public holidays constitutes an unfair and ....

The Reform of the Civil Proceedings, (Italian Legislative Decree No 149 of 10 October 2022) will extend, with effect from 30 June 2023, the ‘assisted negotiation’ procedure to employment disputes. From that date the employer and employee, if assisted by lawyers or employment consultants, will be able to sign final and non-appealable conciliation minutes (in ....

The Italian Government has a new deadline to adopt the necessary legislation to implement Directive (UE) no. 2019/1937 concerning “the protection of persons who report Union law violations” (the “Directive”), since the December 17, 2021, deadline has been missed.   In particular, according to the Law no. 127/2022 entered into force on September 10, 2022, the ....

By order no. 25055 of 22 August 2022, the Italian Court of Cassation has affirmed that in case of transfer of a business – or parts thereof – concerning companies that are in a crisis, or which have been subjected to special administration, when the activity continues or, however, is not terminated, an agreement reached ....

The Italian Court of Cassation, with order of 11 October 2022, No 29720, confirmed that ‘any equipment, ancillary or accessory which could actually constitute a protective barrier, however small or limited, with respect to any risk to the health and safety of the worker in compliance with Article 2087 of the Italian Civil Code’ falls ....

The Italian Court of Cassation, with judgment No 33134 of 10 November 2022, established that there is no unjustified absence if a worker delivers the medical certificate of illness after receiving the disciplinary complaint. The facts of the case Following an unjustified absence lasting seven days, a worker was dismissed for just cause. Both the ....