Insights

The Italian Data Protection Authority, with the newsletter 472 of 25 January 2021, announced that on 14 January, the EDPB (“European Data Protection Board”) adopted new Guidelines (“Guidelines 01/2021 on Examples regarding Data Breach Notification”, the “Guidelines”) aimed at supporting companies and public administration in correctly addressing data breaches and defining risk management processes. The ....

The Court of Cassation, with its order no. 2289 of 2 February 2021, declared the failure to inform the trade unions in advance of the criteria to identify the workers to be placed under the redundancy fund and rotation methods unlawful. Facts of the case A company in receivership appealed to the Court of Cassation ....

The Court of Florence, in a decree published on 9 February 2021, noted that the legitimacy to bring proceedings for the repression of anti-union conduct provided for by Art. 28 of the Workers’ Statute cannot be applied to the riders’ trade unions since they are not employees. Facts of the case In this case, the ....

The Court of Ravenna, in its ruling of 7 January 2021, ordered that a worker’s dismissal for sudden physical unfitness for the role falls within the cases of dismissal for objective justified reason prohibited by the Covid-19 emergency regulations. Facts of the case A worker challenged his dismissal for objective justified reason in court. The ....

The New Skills Fund, introduced by the Relaunch Decree and refinanced by the August Decree, is one of the measures foreseen to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic. The Fund, set up at the National Agency for Active Employment Policies (ANPAL), can be accessed by companies that have entered into agreements with trade unions to reschedule ....

Comprehensive reform to be carried out using the ordinary wages guarantee (redundancy) Fund (CIG) as a model. The last year saw the introduction of “extraordinary” income support tools, in terms of the financial resources allocated and also in terms of the type of and procedures for availing of social security cushions during employment. The Decree ....

The FAQ(s) aim to support employers in the correct application of existing legislation resulting from the combination of personal data protection applicable law, workplace health and safety applicable law and emergency regulations. On 17 February 2021, the Italian Data Protection Authority (the “Authority”) published on its institutional website some FAQ(s) (“Frequently Asked Questions”) concerning the ....

One of the emergency measures adopted to tackle the epidemiological emergency and prevent it from disrupting work and social life is currently the focus of a heated debate in Italy – namely, the prohibition of dismissal for justified objective reasons, introduced in Italy by the “Cura Italia” decree and subsequently extended several times. The repeated ....