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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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1 February 2021 • News, Insights

The right to remote working and the assessment of task compatibility (Il Quotidiano del lavoro of Il Sole 24 Ore, 1 February 2021 – Alberto De Luca, Alessandra Zilla)

The Court of Rome, with its recent ruling no. 5961 of 21 January 2021, addresses the limits and conditions for the use of remote working. In the current emergency framework, access to remote working has been made flexible for the majority of workers. This included a significant reduction in the number of formal procedures. In ....

28 January 2021 • News

“Welfare & HR Summit” (Il Sole 24 Ore – Vittorio De Luca)

Our Managing Partner Vittorio De Luca will take part in the second “Welfare & HR Summit” organised by Il Sole 24 Ore on 22 February. This digital event explores new labour market developments and their impact on corporate governance and personnel management. It is a place for dialogue between Experts and Institutions under the new ....

28 January 2021 • News, Insights

Collective company agreement with no expiry date. Legitimate unilateral withdrawal if proven (Il Quotidiano del lavoro de Il Sole 24 Ore, 28 January 2021 – Enrico De Luca, Antonella Iacobellis)

The Court of Lamezia Terme, with the sentence of 14.01.2021, ruled that it is possible to unilaterally withdraw from a second level collective agreement with no expire date, but the party that objects to this circumstance is burdened by providing the relevant proof. More specifically, the sentence states that, if the second level collective agreement ....

27 January 2021 • Insights, News

Lexology GTDT Market Intelligence “Labour & Employment in Italy”: an interview with Alberto De Luca

Alberto De Luca contributed to the drafting of the chapter dedicated to Italy in the “Labour & Employment” guide published by Lexology, illustrating the main legislative and jurisprudential news in a labour law manner and providing his point of view. Click here to read more.

27 January 2021 • Insights

Cookies and other tracking tools: the Guarantor launches a public consultation

On 10 December 2020, the Italian Data Protection Authority (“Guarantor“) launched a public consultation on the “Guidelines on the use of cookies and other tracking tools“ (the “Guidelines“) drafted on 26 October. The Guarantor follows indications provided by the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) in the “Guidelines 5/2020 on consent under Regulation (EU) 2016/679” of ....

27 January 2021 • Insights

Brexit: effects on workers’ mobility and personal data transfers

The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union  (“Brexit“) will have an impact on international mobility for work purposes and personal data transfer to the United Kingdom. International mobility for work purposes The United Kingdom allows EU citizens already present in the UK for at least five years on 31 December 2020, to ....

27 January 2021 • Insights

Riders: programmed algorithm discrimination

The Court of Bologna, by order of 31 December 2020, upheld the appeal brought by three trade unions confederated to CGIL (Filt, Filcams and Nidl) against the company Deliveroo, describing the access conditions to the digital platform as discriminatory. According to the Court, the work slots booking system penalised those absent from work, without considering ....

27 January 2021 • Insights

Active policies: Fondo Nuove Competenze (New Skills Fund)

The Fondo Nuove competenze – FNC (New Skills Fund) was introduced by article 88, paragraph 1, of the “Relaunch Decree” (Decree Law no. 34/2020) and subsequently amended by Article 4 of the August Decree (Decree Law no. 104/2020). It is a tool with a twofold purpose introduced during the emergency – to allow workers to ....