DLP Insights

The EU Directive No. 2018/957 amending the directive 96/71/EC regarding the posting of employees during the provision of services has been published on the EU Official Journal dated 9 July 2018. Specifically, the directive orders that the maximum term for transnational posting be 12 months, with the possibility of extending it for additional 6 months. ....

On 20 July 2018, the parties reached an agreement for the renewal of the national collective bargaining agreement for employees of the chemical industry, chemical-pharmaceutical industry, chemical fibres and abrasive, lubricants and LPG industry (the so-called chemical industry contract). The main news from a financial standpoint concern the following: (i) recognition of an increase of EUR ....

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 19732 dated 25 July 2018, confirmed that in the case of dismissal for justified objective reasons, the selection of the employee, or employees, to be dismissed is not fully at the discretion of the employer. In fact, it is limited, in addition by the prohibition to discriminate, by ....

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 17248 dated 2 July 2018, faced the matter of the protection of employees when in the presence of a series of fixed-term contracts. In particular, according to the Court of Cassation, the indemnity ranging from 2.5 to 12 monthly salaries from the last global remuneration as part art. ....

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 17514 dated 4 July 2018, deemed justified the disciplinary dismissal ordered to a bus driver of a private rental company who, during a long period of absence from work for an ongoing injury, was found to be working for a car parking facility. On the same date, on ....