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In its ruling no. 2058 of January 29, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court confirmed the legitimacy of a just cause dismissal for an employee who had publicly defamed her superiors via social media. The case and the first-instance decision This case concerns an employee who was dismissed for just cause after posting defamatory statements on ....

With ruling no. 2618 of February 4, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court upheld the legitimacy of the dismissal for just cause of an employee who, while on parental leave, engaged in parallel employment, thus abusing this right. In the case in exam, during his parental leave, the employee had started a car-buying and selling businesswithout ....

On 20 February 2025, Decree-Law No. 6/2025, known as the ‘Decreto Milleproroghe’, was definitively approved by the Chamber of Deputies, which once again intervenes on fixed-term contracts, in particular on the reasons justifying such temporary employment relationships. The Decree extends until 31 December 2025 the possibility for private employers to enter into fixed-term contracts exceeding ....

The Corrective Decree on Public Procurement (Legislative Decree No. 209/2024), which came into force on December 31, 2024, was introduced to provide greater protection for workers employed in outsourced activities, as well as to ensure increased transparency regarding their economic and contractual conditions. The Corrective Decree amended and supplemented Legislative Decree No. 36/2023 (Public Contracts ....

Italian Law 104/1992 grants employees paid leave to assist family members with disabilities, with the cost covered by INPS (the National Institute for Social Security). However, misuse of this benefit has led to judicial investigations to identify potential violations of the law. Case law has helped clarify what constitutes abuse.  The law grants leave for ....