Categories: Case Law
By way of order No. 9006 of 1 April 2019, the Court of Cassation has ruled that the minutes of a settlement agreement signed with the involvement of trade unions is actionable by the worker only in the event of vitiated consent or lack of assistance by the trade union representative. The court, on the ....
Categories: Case Law
The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 7642/2019, has once again deliberated on the issue of selection criteria in collective redundancy procedures, as set out in Law 233/1991. The facts The Court of first instance rejected a statement of opposition filed by a company pursuant to art. 1, paragraph 51, of Law 92/2012 against ....
Categories: Case Law
The Court of Cassation, in order No. 9268 of 3 April 2019, has affirmed that the dismissal for justified objective reasons of a pregnant employee during the notice period is lawful but unenforceable, as occurs in the case of termination during sick leave or absence for injuries. The facts In overturning the first ....
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Law 3/2019, which contains “Measures to combat offences against the public administration and concerning limitation periods for offences and the transparency of political parties and movements” (“Anti-corruption Decree”) has amended the list of predicate offences set out in art. 25 of Legislative Decree 231/2001, adding the offence of trading in influence pursuant to art. 346-bis ....
Categories: Legislation
A Directive containing the EU’s new whistleblowing rules was adopted by the European Parliament on 16 April 2019 in Strasbourg, with 591 votes in favour, 29 against and 33 abstentions. The rules in question ensure greater safeguards for people who blow the whistle (whistleblowers) on wrongdoings in the workplace, in areas like “public contracts”, ....
