Equality and pay transparency in the European context
27 May 2025
Three years after it entered into force, by June 7, 2026, EU member states will be required to transpose the provisions of the Pay Transparency Directive, which introduces the principle of gender pay equality. With EU Directive 2023/970 of May 10, 2023, the European Union took action to ensure gender pay equality through transparency in […]
General provisions and prohibited AI practices: AI Act regulations already in force and “unacceptable” risks
30 April 2025
The EU Regulation 2024/1689 dated June 13th, 2024, on artificial intelligence (the ‘Artificial Intelligence Act’) has been applying its first set of mandatory provisions since last February 2nd, 2025, with specific reference to Chapters I and II concerning, respectively, general provisions and prohibited AI practices as linked to risks defined unacceptable for European citizens’ safety […]Processing of employees’ personal data: the ECJ on company agreements that limit the scope of the protection granted by the GDPR
28 March 2025
The discretion granted to national law and collective agreements, pursuant to section 88, paragraph 1 of Regulation No. 679/2016, in determining “more specific rules” that ensure the protection of rights and freedoms with regard to the processing of employees’ personal data, does not prohibit the national judge hearing the case from carrying out a full […]Indirect discrimination in case of determining the same grace period for disabled workers
28 February 2025
The Supreme Court’s decision no. 170/2025 recognises the indirect discrimination in applying a uniform protected period to disabled and non-disabled workers. With decision no. 170 of January 7th, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court reiterated that applying a uniform grace period to all employees, without considering the specific condition of disabled workers, constitutes indirect discrimination against […]
