DLP Insights

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 10280/2018, handled once again a case of dismissal ordered due to disparaging statements against the employer and its representatives through Facebook. In the case in question, the judges of the court (Court of Forlì and Court of Appeal of Bologna) had already deemed legitimate the dismissal ordered to ....

Pursuant to article 54, Legislative Decree no. 81/2015, employers are entitled to hire individuals already parties to project collaboration contracts and individuals registered for VAT purposes with whom self-employment relationships occurred provided that: (i) the individuals sign a settlement agreement in front of unions or labour authorities; (ii) in the twelve months following the hiring, ....

With its judgement No. 6792 of 21 March 2018, the Court of Cassation dealt with the completeness of the notice of commencement of the collective dismissal procedure under article 4 of Law No. 223/1991.  In particular the Court, in compliance with the stance of the judges ruling on the merits of the case, stressed that ....

With its judgement No. 7581 of 27 March 2018, the Court of Cassation has once again dealt with the delicate subject of the so-called right to have access to the records within a disciplinary procedure. In the case at issue, the judges ruling on the merits of the case held the dismissal notified to an ....

Since last 9 April, the employees of the telecommunications sector have also been the recipients of welfare measures. Indeed, through a specific trade union memorandum of agreement, the signatories of the National Collective Bargaining Agreement have implemented the provisions under the Plan Agreement for the Renewal of the aforesaid collective bargaining agreement of 23 November ....