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The Court of Cassation, in its judgement 21628/2019, stated that extending the lunch break beyond the time allowed and not having completed the work is more serious than absence from work. The facts A postman was fired for “having been remained on two occasions with others well beyond the anticipated lunch period, while leaving the ....

The Court of Cassation, in its judgement 21390 filed on 14 August 2019, stated that a company agreement signed to deal with a temporary increase in activity does not expire unless explicitly provided for and can be reused later. The facts The Court of Appeals with territorial jurisdiction upheld the decision of the lower court ....

The Court of Cassation reiterated that the judge’s review cannot also concern the merits of the employer’s management choices, and a minimum reduction in revenue, if objectively linked to the expulsion measure, can be considered suitable to justify dismissal. The background that the Court of Justice, with its judgement of 18 July 2019, No 19302, ....

Law 58/2019 was published in the Official Journal 152 of 1 July 2019 containing the “Conversion into law, with modifications, of Decree Law no. 34 of 30 April 2019 (Editor’s Note so-called Growth Decree), containing urgent measures for economic growth and the resolution of specific crisis situations”. There are various innovations relating to labour and ....

The National Labour Inspectorate (“INL“), with note 5398/2019provided its opinion regarding a hypothesis of transnational posting of workers, carried out by a company established in an EU country in favour of its own production unit located in Italy.   Case in question The inspectors objected to a case of non-authentic posting, pursuant to Article 3, ....