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With Order no. 31660 of 14 November 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled on a dismissal for a justified objective reason based on the need to cut costs. In this case, the employer had not demonstrated that the costs savings should be those specifically relating to the dismissed worker’s position rather than other positions ....

The Court of Trieste, Employment Section, with order of 21 December 2023, no. 525/2023 has held that so-called “vulnerable” workers’ rights to work remotely cannot be “absolute” but must be balanced with the company’s organisational and production needs as envisaged by the employer. In the present case, a “vulnerable” employee worked remotely five days a ....

In its very recent judgment no. 2274 of 23 January 2024, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled that it is lawful for an employer to give notice of a second dismissal pending a judgment concerning a previous dismissal based on different grounds. However, the second dismissal has no effect if the first dismissal is declared ....

Since its foundation, De Luca & Partners has set itself the goal of being an excellent workplace, placing commitment to people at the heart of its values and offering rewarding professional opportunities in an environment characterised by strong relationships of trust. For this reason, we decided to participate in the 2023 survey by Great Place ....

On 30 January 2024, Stefania Raviele will participate in the webinar organised by Consono “Corporate wellbeing and industrial relations: the strategic advantage of investment”. FOCUS The webinar will focus on how a wellbeing strategy can not only improve organisational dynamics and business productivity, but also contribute to the wage containment in the company budget. The webinar will ....

By Order no. 35527 of 19 December 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled on the dismissal of a working mother ordered as a result of the cessation of the employer’s business activity following a declaration of bankruptcy, holding it to be void and ordering the employer to reinstate the employee and pay financial compensation. ....

Italian Legislative Decree no. 24/2023, which implements Directive (EU) 1937/2019 and introduces the new legal framework on whistleblowing has come into effect. Laws on whistleblowing have already been in force for some years in companies required to implement the 231 Models and detailed and specific provisions on procedure and sanctions now apply to all companies. ....

In both the public and private sectors, all workers should have access to information on individual wage levels and average wage levels broken down by gender. By 7 June 2026 EU states must implement European Directive 2023/970 which came into force on 6 June 2023. The directive introduces new obligations for employers on transparency and ....