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Categories: Legislation
By judgment No. 18168 of 26 June 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation once again addressed the issue of the limits of employer controls via the use of IT tools, establishing the unlawfulness of dismissal and the non-usability of evidence gathered following a check on an employee’s company e-mail carried out by the employer company ....
Categories: Legislation
The Italian Court of Cassation in its very recent judgment No. 20239 of 14 July 2023 ruled on the issue of an employer’s withdrawal ad nutum that was given on the basis of a trial period agreement, which was declared null and void, stating that, where the dismissal does not fall under any of the ....
Categories: Case Law
By judgment No. 429 of 27 April 2023, the Court of Turin established that resignation for just cause giving entitlement to the unemployment allowance ‘Naspi’ does not require the worker to prove that the transfer was unjustified if the new place of work is more than 50 km away from his/her residence. The facts of ....
Categories: Case Law
With the recent judgment No. 20284 of 14 July 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled that, even though not specifically provided for in the disciplinary code, breaches by the employee of the fundamental duties underlying the employment relationship are valid grounds for dismissal. The facts of the case An employee working as a Level ....
Categories: Do you know that
The ‘Employment Decree’ (Italian Decree Law No. 48/2023) was converted into Italian Law No. 85 of 3 July 2023, which introduced important innovations for employers. Below is an analysis of the main changes introduced in the field of: (i) forward contracts; (ii) staff-leasing contracts; (iii) the right to ‘remote’ working. As regards fixed-term contracts, the ....