Pay Transparency: companies must be ready by June 2026

To combat the gender pay gap, the European Parliament approved the Pay Transparency Directive in 2023, which all Member States must implement by June 2026. Directive (EU) 2023/970, adopted on May 10, 2023, marks a significant step towards the full enforcement of the principle of equal pay for equal work and for work of equal […]

Workplace Coexistence Among Colleagues: Who Is Responsible for Safeguarding Personal Dignity?

In the workplace, mutual respect and appropriate conduct among colleagues are not merely desirable values they are legal obligations. Even a single instance of verbal harassment, particularly when directed at a colleague or another employee, may be sufficient grounds for the employer to impose serious disciplinary measures, including suspension from duty. The protection of an […]

Investigative controls in the workplace: is the involvement of investigative agencies legitimate?

The question arises as to when and whether the involvement of investigative agencies by the employer is legitimate, there are in fact circumscribed and specific hypotheses that legitimize the employer to involve agencies involved in investigation activities and also to use electronic devices aimed at greater protection in the business environment, in order to identify […]

Privacy and Workplace Monitoring: What Employers Are Actually Allowed to Do?

In recent years, the delicate balance between companies’ organizational needs and the protection of workers’ fundamental rights, particularly the right to privacy, has become increasingly central. The growing digitalization of business activities has led many companies to adopt technological tools that, if not properly managed, may turn into unlawful means of employee surveillance. Current legislation […]

The Multi-Collective Agreement in Supplementary Pension Schemes

A multi-collective agreement is an advanced collective bargaining instrument, signed by multiple trade unions and employer organizations belonging to different production sectors. It is characterized by its ability to impact multiple National Collective Labor Agreements (NCLAs), uniformly regulating cross-sectoral matters of common interest. This negotiation model aims to simplify collective regulations by promoting normative consistency […]

Jobs Act Referendum: A Vote, But on What?

On June 4, 2025, Attorney Federico Allavelli, member of the Labor Law Commission of AGAM – Milan Young Lawyers Association, will participate as a speaker at the conference: “Jobs Act Referendum: A Vote, But on What?” The event will take place at the Camera del Lavoro of Milan, in the “De Carlini” Hall, and is […]

Straining: the role of the work environment in its configurability

Our legal system establishes that “the employer is required, in the conduct of the business, to adopt the measures that, according to the specific nature of the work, experience and technique, are necessary to protect the physical integrity and moral personality of the employee” (Art. 2087 of the Italian Civil Code). This obligation imposes a […]

Privacy on the italian Workplace: correct information to employees is required

  In the absence of correct information about the characteristics of the computer system, the Company cannot use the data collected. This is specified (again) by the Italian Privacy Guarantor with its newsletter n. 477 of May 19, 2021. In the case under analysis, the company had not properly informed the workers of the characteristics […]

Vaccination in the italian workplace started

With the operational technical document of May 12, INAIL (National Institute for work-related injury insurance) provides principles and operating methods for vaccination in the workplace. The document, structured by Inail together with the Ministries of Labor and Health, the Conference of Regions and the extraordinary Commissioner, also resolves some interpretative doubts. Allavelli Legal Communicate plan […]