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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 June 2022 • Insights

Legitimate dismissal of Workers’ Safety Representative (RLS) found to be using daily trade union leave for private purposes

With its order no. 17287 of 27 May 2022, the Court of Cassation considered the dismissal for just cause of the Workers’ Safety Representative (“RLS“) legitimate. The RLS had used union (daily) leave for more than three continuous months, for purposes other than those for which they had been provided and granted, or for personal ....

22 June 2022 • Insights

Indicators of the single company attribution in labour relations

With its order no. 16975 of 25 May 2022, the Court of Cassation intervened on the single company attribution in employment relationships, outlining the indicators. Facts of the case In a ruling following a complaint under Law no. 92/2012, the local court found that the dismissal of an employee (i.e., the alleged divestiture of the ....

22 June 2022 • Insights

DID YOU KNOW THAT… The Draft Agreement renewing the chemical-pharmaceutical sector National Collective Labour Agreement has been signed?

On 12 June 2022, the Draft Agreement renewing the chemical-pharmaceutical sector National Collective Labour Agreement was signed. The new contract runs from 1 July 2022 until 30 June 2025. Among the changes there is an increase of the Minimum Wage of € 204 for the 36 months of contractual validity for category D1 of the ....

20 June 2022 • News, Insights

Employment & Labour Law – Global Legal Insights, tenth Edition (Vittorio De Luca, Roberta Padula and Claudia Cerbone)

De Luca & Partners signed off on the Italian pages of the Employment & Labour Law guide, 2022 edition published by English publisher Global Legal Insights. The volume gathers information and analysis on employment trends, changes in the legislative framework, relevant rulings, and reforms in progress and under discussion in 18 countries. Aimed at General ....

13 June 2022 • News, Insights

Computer incident, the Data Protection Authority sanctions INAIL for unlawful data processing (Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto – of Il Sole 24 Ore, 13 June 2022 – Vittorio De Luca, Elena Cannone)

Human error is the data controller’s responsibility The Italian Data Protection Authority (“Garante”), in its 28 April 2022 injunction imposed a € 50,000 fine on the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (“INAIL” or the “Institute”) after three computer incidents. These incidents allowed users to access data relating to others.INAIL, in its capacity ....

7 June 2022 • News

Cybersecurity, the real challenge is investing in training (Dealflower, 7 June 2022 – Elena Cannone)

Among the Ukraine conflict consequences is the increased cybercrime, especially for the many companies that work with Russia. But cybersecurity is an issue that concerns everyone who exchanges data and information with any electronic device daily. Even before the Ukraine crisis with the Covid-19 pandemic – and the increase in teleworking – it became necessary ....

1 June 2022 • News

Vittorio De Luca’s comment on Whistleblowing and privacy protection (LawTalks, 1 June 2022)

For proper whistleblowing management, it is essential to pay due attention to the protection of the personal data processed. In achieving the necessary balance between the whistleblower’s need for confidentiality, the need to ascertain the wrongdoing and the whistleblower’s right to defence and cross-examination, the adoption of appropriate measures to ensure the protection and security ....

31 May 2022 • Insights

The RSU may decide how to allocate paid leave but not to concentrate it all on one member (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 160 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Elena Cannone)

By decision 9/2022, the Court of Siena declared that the employer’s conduct prohibiting the centralisation of union leaves under the collective agreement (CCNL) predominantly or exclusively in favour of one or more members of a labour organisation is not anti-union if this causes intolerable absence from work. The Court ruled that freedom of association does ....