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Research, training and international collaborations

De Luca & Partners’ Think Tank manages and coordinates research, training (internal and external) and editorial activities on labour law matters, protection of personal data and administrative liability of entities.

De Luca & Partners invests in researching and disseminating Employment Law material and for this reason collaborates with Il Sole 24 Ore and with the main employment law publications.

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1 October 2015 • Insights

European Court of Justice: for workers with no habitual place of work, the home – customer journey is considered working time

The European Union Court of Justice – asked to rule on the EU directive no. 2003/88 concerning working time – established with its decision on 10 September 2015 issued for case C266/14, that journeys by employees with no fixed or habitual place of work (so-called travelling workers), from their homes to that of their first ....

1 October 2015 • Insights

Remote controls and the “new” art. 4 of the Workers’ Statute

The Legislative Decree containing the provisions regarding employment and equal opportunity, published in the Official Gazette 23 September 2015 that became effective on 24 September, has rewritten art. 4 of the Workers’ Statute regarding remote controls. Specifically, employers have been given the possibility to collect information (i) from instruments used by workers to perform their ....

1 October 2015 • Insights

Jobs act: between phase two and reform drafts

The first phase of the implementation of Jobs act is drawing to a close with the publication of the remaining 4 legislative decrees on 23 September 2015 in Italy’s Official Gazette. It started 6 months ago with the contract with increased protection based on seniority. Phase two is set to begin where the Ministry of ....

1 October 2015 • Insights

The employer’s disciplinary power and proportion of penalties compared to the accusation

The Milan Court, Employment Section, with her sentence, rejected an appeal submitted by three employees of our Client, who had challenged some conservative disciplinary sanctions inflicted on them (specifically suspension from work and pay), considering them disproportionate since the employer (i) had tolerated their minor breaches for years and (ii) had given them a warning ....

1 October 2015 • Insights

Laws overhauling contracts: relaunch of second level contracts

With the enactment of the “Laws overhauling contracts”, namely Italian Legislative Decree no. 81/2015, a new phase is starting in contractual dynamics and trade union bargaining. There is a significant expansion of the areas where second level agreements can deviate from the general rules of various contractual regulations thus allowing employers to adapt them to ....

21 September 2015 • News

“New employment contract laws after the Jobs Act” – 24 – 25 September 2015, Convenia, Milan

Alberto De Luca, of De Luca & Partners, was one of the speakers at the convention “New employment contract laws after the Jobs Act” organised by Convenia in Milan and by streaming (24 – 25 September 2015).   Click here to download the programme.

18 September 2015 • News

21.09.2015 Webinar Invitation: “Jobs act: benefit, taxation, main terms and conditions”

A free webinar organized by Invest in Lombardy in collaboration with the law firm De Luca & Partners. Register now!

16 September 2015 • News

Studio Marco Piva – Restyling De Luca & Partners

Studio De Luca diventa De Luca & Partners! Nuovo nome, nuovo logo, nuovo sito: una ulteriore evoluzione dello studio legale che ha vissuto da protagonista il diritto del lavoro italiano dal 1976.