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30 September 2016 • Insights

Transfer of business even if in the case of sole transfer or personnel – applicability of the double limitation period of appeal upon formal communication

The Court of Busto Arsizio with judgement No. 264 dated 12 July 2016, stated that the law principle according to which a transfer of business pursuant to art. 2112 of the Italian civil code exists also when transferring, without moving materials or assets, personnel between the transferor and the transferee, even if the personnel is ....

30 September 2016 • Insights
30 September 2016 • Insights

Remote monitoring and safeguards established by the Workers’ Statute and by the Privacy Code

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 18302 dated 19 September 2016, stepped in to settle a dispute between the "Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato" (State Mint and Polygraphic Institute) and the Privacy Authority. In the specific case, the Privacy Authority, by order dated 21 July 2011, prohibited the Institute to store and categorize ....

30 September 2016 • Insights
30 September 2016 • Insights

DO YOU KNOW THAT…Subsidized part-time for retiring workers is now in effect?

Employees of the private sector who will reach the retiring age by 31 December 2018 will be eligible for a subsidy associated to a reduction of the working hours agreed with their employer (the so called “subsidized part-time”) subject to a number of conditions. In detail, subsidized part-time may be applicable to anyone who: was ....

30 September 2016 • Insights

Accessory work and social support provisions: the Jobs Act’s corrective decree was finally approved by the Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers, in its meeting of 23 September 2016 has approved in its final form, a legislative decree containing, among others, provisions integrating and correcting Legislative Decree No. 81/2015 and Legislative Decree No. 148/2015. With regard to accessory work, the decree calls for the principal to notify by text message or email to ....

28 September 2016 • Insights

Dismissal notified in case of refusal of registered letter

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 17062 dated 11 August 2016 ruled that notification of dismissal issued by registered letter, even if rejected by the recipient, is deemed notified. According to the Court, in fact, "A postal agent’s note on the notice of receipt, showing rejection without further specification regarding the subject, recipient, or ....

28 September 2016 • Insights

The Privacy Authority’s ban on indiscriminate monitoring over the use of the Internet and e-mail by employees

The Privacy Authority, with provision No. 303 dated 13 July 2016 disseminated with the Newsletter No. 419 dated 15 September declared unlawful the processing of data carried out by a university using special software. Specifically, the Privacy Authority noted that the software in question was such as to allow a systematic monitoring of the activity ....