This article analyses the right to whistleblowing as a lever for workers’ capability. Drawing on Riccardo Del Punta’s conceptualization of the capability approach in labour law, this article offers a critical interpretation of domestic and EU legislation on the protection for whistleblowers. Such legislation shows that the centrality of the value of freedom specific to the capability approach is not antithetical to classical labour law egalitarian premises. Conversely, the capability approach to labour law works at a “higher plane” that helps explain why the bargaining power of the parties need to be equalized, including by means of non-retaliation. Following the final remarks, an annex with a personal memory of Professor Del Punta concludes the article.
University of Milan, Italy
Chapter Title
Il diritto di whistleblowing come leva di capability
Authors
Paolo Tomassetti
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0507-8.68
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Book Title
Trasformazioni, valori e regole del lavoro
Book Subtitle
Scritti per Riccardo Del Punta - Volume III
Editors
William Chiaromonte, Maria Luisa Vallauri
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
1276
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0507-8
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0506-1
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0507-8
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0508-5
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919