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According to the Supreme Court, if an employer signs an agreement with a work agency to hire workers subject to a settlement agreement and pre-employment medical, then any delay in the holding of the medicals after the formal transfer date must be counted as employment with the new employer and paid accordingly …

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A long delay in dealing with a disciplinary dismissal does not necessarily invalidate the termination …

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An HR Manager has been found by the Court in Bergamo – a city north east of Milan – to have lost their managerial status by agreeing to continue HR functions whilst allowing their CEO to take over their former decision making responsibility …

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Under the Legislative Decree 81/2008 the person accountable for handling occupational accidents and diseases does not depend on the formal designation of specific authority, but follows from the existence of general responsibility for giving orders to prevent injury …

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One of the big dilemmas for major employers is how far they should explore their operations for suitable vacancies in order to offer an alternative to redundancy …

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The reduction in working time will not involve a pay cut, but quite the reverse – a rise in pay, plus a one-time €1,000 bonus …

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The Supreme Court has reminded employers that, under the EU working time rules, the only two valid status categories are working time or rest time …

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The social security organization, INPS, has determined that employees who foster a child are only entitled to three months paid special leave – rather than the five months leave that adoptive parents may claim [Circular 3951] …

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The Court of Cremona, in Italy’s Lombardy region, has found that a bank unjustifiably dismissed a ‘Teller’ who lost their temper with a customer and pulled them by the arm …

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Where a company puts tasks out to a contractor and then decides to change the provider in favour of another contractor, it has long been the obligation for the incoming contractor to rehire the former contractor’s redundant employees …

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The right to work in agile mode (so-called “smart working”) has just been extended by three months, until 31st March 2024, for parents with children under 14 in the private sector …

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The INPS has just confirmed a tax exemption of €258 …

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The Palazzo di Giustizia Law Court in Monza Monza has found that an employer acted unlawfully when they retaliated against a part-time employee for making a complaint …

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Whilst Article 8 of Legislative Decree 81/2015 does not ordinarily allow the refusal of a part-time worker to go full time as justification for dismissal, there are grounds where such a refusal is nevertheless a valid basis for dismissal …

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Employers with sports associations as well as all sporting organisations must hold cover for injury to the following amateurs and professionals: athletes hired with apprenticeship contracts, administrative personnel and ‘occasional workers’ …

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