The Italian Data Protection Authority has issued a new decision that further restricts employers’ ability to use information from third-party reports, private conversations, or social media posts as evidence in disciplinary...more
The new law on employee participation in companies, approved by the Senate on May 14, 2025 but not yet in force, introduces innovative tools to strengthen employee involvement in corporate management.
The main new features...more
5/16/2025
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Corporate Governance ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
EU ,
Labor Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Incentives
On January 12, 2025, Law No. 203 of December 12, 2024 (the Law) enters into force, which aims to streamline and expedite several legislative and procedural requirements, with a particular focus on increasing flexibility...more
What to expect from the new EU Women on Boards Directive, including the practical changes for your management structure and the impact on the national legislation of each Member State.
Women continue to be significantly...more
10/16/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Parliament ,
Gender Equity ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Member State ,
UK ,
Woman Board Members
With Parliamentary elections and a series of national votes in 2024, the EU is entering a pivotal period in its history. In this study, ‘Global business in a changing Europe’, we speak to corporate leaders across the world to...more
3/22/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Asset Management ,
Capital Markets ,
Competition ,
Corporate Governance ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Global Market ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Net Zero ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
Sustainability
As usual, the transition from one year to the next brings several important changes for businesses and employees.
2024 is no different: here is a quick overview of the main changes, affecting both employment and social...more
On 3 July 2023, Law no. 85 of 2023 (hereinafter, also the "Law") was published in the Official Gazette, which, by converting Law Decree no. 48 of 4 May 2023 (the so-called "Labour Decree"), introduced several innovations in...more
Among the main innovations, we highlight: The provision redefines the grounds upon which a fixed-term employment contract of a duration exceeding 12 (and in any case not exceeding 24) months can be stipulated. It is, in fact,...more
What to expect from the new EU Women on Boards Directive, including the practical changes for your management structure and the impact on the national legislation of each Member State.
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On 29 July 29 2022, Legislative Decree No. 104 of June 27 (the so-called Transparency Decree, or the Decree), 2022 was published in the Official Gazette, which transposed EU Directive 2019/1152 (the so-called "Transparency...more
What to expect from the new EU Women on Boards Directive, including the practical changes for your management structure and the impact on the national legislation of each Member State.
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Law-Decree 7 January 2022, No.1, which provides for a series of measures to deal with the Covid-19 emergency, with a particular focus on workplaces, schools and higher education institutions, entered into force on 8 January...more
On 7 December 2021, the Italian Government and the social partners entered into a protocol regarding remote working (addressed in Italy as “smart working”) in the private sector (the Protocol)....more
The measures on the obligation to possess Green Certification Covid-19 for employees in the public and private sectors taking effect from 15 October 2021. ...more
A series of measures extend and regulate the use of Covid-19 Green Certifications in public and private workplaces and judicial offices in Italy....more
On 2 August 2021, the Italian supervisory authority (Garante) announced that is has imposed a fine of EUR 2.5 million against a food delivery company Deliveroo Italy s.r.l. (Deliveroo) for violation of several requirements of...more
An end to the generalised ban and an "extension" until 31 December 2021 for those who use free shock absorbers....more
The Law Decree no. 73 of 25 May 2021 (the so-called "Support Decree-bis" or the "Decree"), concerning a series of measures related to the emergency situation linked to Covid-19 and aimed at supporting companies and economic...more
On 6 April 2021, the Government and the social partners signed the “Shared protocol for updating measures to counter and contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 in the workplace” and the “National protocol for the...more
On 1 October 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its long-awaited decision in the case Planet49 (Case C-673/17). The decision clarifies the requirements for valid cookie consent under Directive...more
10/3/2019
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Cookies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular
On 15 November 2017, the Italian Parliament approved a law (the Law) which amends some current Italian law provisions in order to introduce the regulation of the whistleblowing in Italy. The Law will enter into force upon...more
Welcome to The Big Think – the thought leadership series from Allen & Overy’s global Employment practice.
Its mission is to think big, think forward and think without boundaries. Members of our international team put...more
In this issue: Asia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Europe, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovak Republic, Spain, UK, Middle East, Qatar, North America, U.S.
An excerpt from China:...more
2/10/2015
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EU ,
Foreign Workers ,
France ,
Germany ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hong Kong ,
Japan ,
Multinationals ,
Popular ,
Qatar ,
UK