Employment & Labour Law – Global Legal Insights, eleventh Edition (Vittorio De Luca, Roberta Padula e Claudia Cerbone)

The Italian Court of Cassation, in the recent sentence no. 26765 dated 15 October 2024, rejected the appeal of a pharmaceutical sales representative who had been dismissed after being caught by his employer lying about the visits made to certain medical doctors as reported in his monthly report.  The Case at issue  The case originates ....

The Supreme Court, by its decision no. 28171 of 31 October 2024, confirmed the validity of a dismissal notified to the employee’s previous address if the employee did not promptly notify the employer of his change of residence or domicile.   The employee, challenging the dismissal, challenged the validity of the notification made to his ....

The Italian Data Protection Authority sanctioned the company Foodinho S.r.l., a Glovo Group company, to pay a fine of EUR 5 million for unlawfully processing the personal data of more than 35,000 riders through its digital platform.    Following a complex investigation carried out ex officio by the Authority, it revealed that the company, which had ....

In its decision no. 10104 of 12 October 2024, the Court of Rome ruled that in the case of a disciplinary dismissal without prior notice, there is not a mere formal deviation from the procedural scheme of the regulation, but an actual nullity which always gives the employee the right to reinstatement. The case at ....