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If an employee is supplied with an electric vehicle for both business and personal use, then the Revenue agency will not allow any part of an expense claim for the cost of electricity to charge the vehicle as a tax-free expense …

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The CCNL for the contracting industry contains social clauses that are often tightly interpreted …

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Even if an out of court settlement for injury at work has been concluded in full and final settlement the worker may still come back for further compensation …

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The Court of Appeal in Sassari (Sardinia) has ruled that an employer was justified in dismissing an employee who continued to use the chat facility for declaring employer professionally incompetent – even after being advised to use a private social media forum …

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Legislative Decree 81/2008 requires companies to carry out safety checks on all work equipment …

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According to the Court in the southern Commune of Cassino, for dismissal to be legitimate an employer must name the colleagues who were also responsible for the alleged theft …

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Until the end of this year, employers may obtain a subsidy worth 60% of the taxable salary if they offer a job to anyone young aged 29 or younger who is registered under the National Operational Program for the Youth Employment Initiative and not undergoing education or training …

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A Naples court has found that a vexatious relationship between a Managing Director and one of his managers which led to the manager’s eventual dismissal was retaliatory in nature …

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If an employee is subject to a collective agreement specifying a fixed maximum period of shift work each month, then their employer may exceed the limit if the addition is reasonable and justified …

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An employer may make an application to the wage guarantee fund (cassa integrazione guadagni ordinaria, “CIGO”) if outside temperature climb to above 35 degrees centigrade …

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The Supreme Court has ruled that holiday pay must include all those allowances due during a normal work period …

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If an employer dismisses an employee for “just cause” they may not deny the payment of compensation for leave entitlement that was not taken …

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Even if it is technically possible to operate an automated decision making system in the workplace without the need for human intervention, companies should build in at least a nominal role for involvement of human operators or technicians …

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It is unlawful to monitor an employee’s emails in order to detect unlawful acts, and only lawful to selectively review past emails to determine if wrongdoing has actually taken place …

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The Supreme Court has ruled that a video filmed by an onlooker that was subsequently posted onto ‘YouTube’ did constitute evidence justifying dismissal of a bus driver …

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