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By judgment No. 429 of 27 April 2023, the Court of Turin established that resignation for just cause giving entitlement to the unemployment allowance ‘Naspi’ does not require the worker to prove that the transfer was unjustified if the new place of work is more than 50 km away from his/her residence. The facts of ....
With the recent judgment No. 20284 of 14 July 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled that, even though not specifically provided for in the disciplinary code, breaches by the employee of the fundamental duties underlying the employment relationship are valid grounds for dismissal. The facts of the case An employee working as a Level ....
The ‘Employment Decree’ (Italian Decree Law No. 48/2023) was converted into Italian Law No. 85 of 3 July 2023, which introduced important innovations for employers. Below is an analysis of the main changes introduced in the field of: (i) forward contracts; (ii) staff-leasing contracts; (iii) the right to ‘remote’ working. As regards fixed-term contracts, the ....
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in the recruitment phase, offering new opportunities and challenges for personnel selection processes.The use of artificial intelligence in the preparatory phase of the employment relationship is becoming ever more important in the following activities:– Resume screening: AI can be used to perform the initial screening of ....
1. DIGITAL REVOLUTION AND LAW The emergence of technologies using artificial intelligence systems has ushered in a new round of debates on the key ethical, social and legal issues surrounding the use of such technologies and their consequences. Modern technologies – with their increasing impact on society and customs – pose the issue of devising ....
Failure to comply with the time limits laid down in the Italian national collective bargaining agreement for the notice of the letter of dismissal constitutes a procedural breach resulting in the application of the indemnification penalty under Article 18(6). The Italian Court of Cassation, with the recent judgment No. 10802 of 21 April 2023, once ....
With the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of Directive 2023/970 which introduces new employee protections and new employer obligations on equal pay and transparency ‘the Member States of the European Union have the obligation to adapt their local laws by encouraging (and also imposing) pay transparency also in the private employment ....
By Law converting, with amendments, Decree-Law no. 48/2023 – (the ‘Employment Decree’ (‘Decreto Lavoro’)) containing ‘Urgent measures for social inclusion and access to the workplace’ – which has been approved by the Italian parliament and is currently scheduled to be published in the Italian Official Gazette (“Conversion Law“) – the right to remote working will ....