Emergency decrees has been issued to tackle the spread of Coronavirus in “red zones” and other risk areas: “smart working”, allowing employees to work remotely, may be implemented even absent previous agreement between the parties (which is, generally, instead a prerequisite). In compliance with the general obligation to preserve employees’ health, employers must identify alternative measures to minimize risk of infection and preserve the earning capacity of employees not working “smartly”.

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On October 27, 2016, the Italian Ministry of Labor and Welfare published in the National Official Gazette the Decree of August 10, 2016 (the “Decree”), providing new rules applicable to the mandatory communication to be made by employers before the starting date of the secondment of their employees in Italy. According with the Decree, within…

Introduction As of March 12, 2016, resignation and termination by mutual consent are not valid if provided in writing; in fact, the Jobs Act’s reform introduces a new mandatory online procedure for such cases. The reform is aimed at countering the blanket resignation phenomenon (i.e. the unlawful practice of requesting that an employee sign a…

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The reform of the Italian labour market Economic benefits of new hiring New rules on dismissal Change of dismissal procedure and introduction of the fast and simplified conciliation agreement New rules on consulting and cooperation agreements...

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La prassi di avvalersi di post blu e cinguettii o di altre modalità di condivisione tipiche dei social network fatica a rimanere al di fuori del posto di lavoro e si ripercuote inevitabilmente sul rapporto tra il datore di lavoro e il lavoratore e, talvolta, anche su quello tra colleghi. Evidenza di ciò è data…