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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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22 March 2010 • Insights

231/01: supervisory authority is better if collegial

In the opinion of the Supervisory Authorities Members Association (Associazione dei componenti degli Organismi di Vigilanza - AODV), the Supervisory Authority (set forth under the Legislative Decree 231/01 regulating the administrative liability of the companies) should be set up as a collegial board, consisting of representatives with specific reputation requirements and open to the participation of internal professional figures.

22 March 2010 • Insights

231/01: case-law opens new questions

Case law intepretation focuses on administrative liability of legal entities.

3 March 2010 • Insights

The so called “work related act” has been approved

The Italian Senate has definitively approved the so called “work related act” to the financial law.

15 February 2010 • Insights

The equality between women and men: stronger sanctions

On 20th February next, it will come in to force the rules contained in the Legislative Decree no. 5/2010 implementing the EU Directive no. 54/2006 concerning equal of opportunities and treatment between women and men at work.

18 January 2010 • Insights

Disabled person with a guaranteed job (Court of Cassation, Labour Division, Judgment No. 24091 of 13 November 2009)

The Court of Cassation has clarified that dismissal of a disabled person working when there are jobs in the company which are compatible with his/her disablement, even if covered by other employees, is unfair.

18 January 2010 • Insights

Health certificates are challengeable (Court of Milan, October 2009 judgment)

The Employment Court of Milan has acknowledged the lawfulness of a dismissal for cause based on the instrumental and incorrect use of the sick leave certificate.

18 January 2010 • Insights

2010 FINANCE ACT APPROVED

The Finance Act for 2010 has been finally approved. The so-called ‘Welfare Package’ has brought about many changes.

18 January 2010 • Insights

The employer also pays if the accident depends on the employee’s imprudence (Court of Cassation, Labour Division, Judgment No. 21220 of 5 October 2009)

The laws and regulations on prevention of accidents in the workplace are aimed at protecting the worker not only from accidents deriving from his/her carelessness, but also from those which may be ascribed to imprudence, unskilfulness and negligence.