Other employment law issues

Disciplinary and grievance procedures, internal rules, employment records, transfer of undertakings.

Italy :: Whistleblowers

Those reporting wrongdoing receive a high level of legal protection from retaliation, victimisation and dismissal …

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Italy :: Promotion and demotion

Case Law Note: Role reassignment involving demotion …

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Italy :: Criminal liability at work

The spouse of a company Director who kept giving them Directions via Skype must be regarded as their manager, even if they were not employed by the company …

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Italy :: Self-employment

There is a fairly high level of self-employment in Italy compared to other EU countries – which is surprising given the procedural difficulties involved and high level of taxation …

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Italy :: Human rights

The Italian Constitution includes numerous provisions on the protection of equality and prohibition of discrimination …

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Italy :: Applicable law

◉ Cross-border rights When drafting any employment-related contractual document it is always important to determine under which law the contract shall be administered …

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Italy :: Closure and transfer of undertakings

◉ The necessity to consult Companies may not side-step their obligation to consult with trade unions about the closure of operational units or collective dismissals …

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Italy :: Whistleblowing

In Italy, Law 179/2017, which became effective in December 2018 (commonly referred to as the ‘Whistleblowing law’) defines the procedure which must be followed when a private sector employee (or contractor) wishes to disclose information about crimes and irregularities …

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Italy :: Grievance procedures

Grievance procedures are not common and any which are practiced cannot prevent employees from taking legal action …

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Italy :: Employee inventions

Where the development of inventions or research and development is the purpose (or one of the tasks of) the employment agreement then any inventions made by the employee will be the property of the employer without compensation …

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Italy :: Disciplinary procedures

Article 7 of the Workers’ Statute (Act 300/1970) provides a procedure for handling disciplinary matters …

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