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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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25 May 2022 • News, Insights

The “uniform time” is payable only if compulsory (Modulo24 Contenzioso del Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 25 May 2022 – Vittorio De Luca, Marco Giangrande)

In ruling no. 315 of 12 April 2022, the Court of Appeal of Bologna stated that in the subordinate employment relationship, the time required to wear the company uniform is part of working time only if it is subject to the employer’s control. This may derive either from the “explicit” company regulations or, implicitly, from ....

19 May 2022 • News

Studio De Luca & Partners comment on recent cyber-attacks (LawTalks, 18 May 2022, Vittorio De Luca)

In the last few days, Italian online services and sites, including the websites of the Senate and the Ministry of Defence, have suffered a cyber-attack from a group of Russian cybercriminals. Vittorio De Luca, from Studio De Luca & Partners said: “Cyber-attacks are a daily occurrence and no one can consider themselves safe. Attacks on institutions ....

16 May 2022 • News, Insights

Court of Milan: riders must be hired under full-time employment contracts (Guida al Lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 13 May – Enrico De Luca, Luca Cairoli)

In its ruling no. 1018/2022, published on 20 April 2022, Court of Milan Judge Franco Caroleo, confirmed case law, by recognising the existence of an employment relationship between a rider and a well-known food delivery platform. The ruling recognised the worker a sixth level classification and related remuneration under the Commercial National Collective Labour Agreement ....

13 May 2022 • Insights

Social security damages, Rome Court of Appeal in line with the Supreme Court (Modulo24 Contenzioso Lavoro (Form24 Labour Litigation) of Il Sole 24 Ore, 13 May – Vittorio De Luca, Marco Giangrande)

The Court of Appeal of Rome established the subordinate nature of an employment relationship formally configured as self-employed work, declaring the employee’s right to compensation for pension differential damages under art. 2116 of the Italian Civil Code. for social security contributions never paid and which lapsed the statute of limitation. The Court specified that for ....

12 May 2022 • Insights

Family Act: new incoming rules for work-life balance

Law no.  32 of 7 April 2022  entitled “Delegations to the Government for the support and enhancement of the family” was published in the Official Gazette. Over the next 12 to 24 months, a series of legislative decrees will be adopted, strengthening the work-life balance and giving better family support. Labour law will be a ....

28 April 2022 • Insights

CBA – Tacit acceptance and acceptance by conduct (Newsletter Norme & Tributi n. 159 Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica – Vittorio De Luca, Elena Cannone)

In ruling no. 95/2022, the Court of Vicenza held that the acceptance of a collective agreement may be tacit or by conduct, i.e., by actually applying its terms. Once a party can be said to have accepted the agreement, this is binding on such party. In the case at issue, three labour organisations had sued ....

27 April 2022 • Insights

Collective redundancies: reinstatement is initiated in case of defective communication

In ruling no. 9800 of 25 March 2022, the Court of Cassation ruled that – if the notice referred to in Art. 4, paragraph 9, Law no. 223/1991 for the collective dismissal procedure does not correctly specify the criteria for the selection of the workers concerned, the procedure is unlawful and, consequently, the dismissal must ....

27 April 2022 • Insights

Dismissal of the unitary union representative body (RSU) delegate without authorisation constitutes anti-union conduct   

The Court of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, by decree under art. 28, Law no. 300/1970, of 24 February 2022, stated that the dismissal of a trade union delegate, in the absence of prior authorisation from the trade union to which they belong, is ineffective and constitutes anti-union conduct.   Facts of the case  The decision stems ....