Categories: Case Law
With its ruling no. 3724/2022, filed on 2 February, the Court of Cassation held that an employer who “warns” staff that they may lose their job to force them to accept financial conditions that do not match the services they provide was extortion. Facts of the case Two employees brought an action against their employer, ....
Categories: Case Law
With its order no. 2246 of 26 January 2022, the Court of Cassation ruled that a manager who sent an angry email to the company’s top management engaged in conduct likely to disrupt the relationship of trust that binds them to the employer, even if it did not formally breach their work obligations. Facts of ....
Categories: Case Law
With its ruling no. 1099 of 14 January 2022, the Court of Cassation stated that specifying duties covered by the probation clause may refer to the collective agreement declarations if the reference is specific enough. Facts of the case The Supreme Court’s ruling stems from a Court of Appeal of Trento ruling, which upheld a ....
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Decree Law of 21 October 2021, no. 146 on “Urgent measures on financial and tax matters, to protect labour and for undeferrable needs” ( “Tax Labour Decree“), converted with amendments by Law 17 December 2021, no. 215, with the provisions contained in Article 13, has made some changes to Legislative Decree no. 81/2008 ( “Consolidated ....
Categories: Publications
By Order no. 1621/2021 of 30 December, the Court of Padua stated that there is no general obligation on the employer to negotiate: the employer may legitimately choose the trade union or unions with which to enter into negotiations, and even exclude some of them from the negotiations. Likewise, according to the Court, there is ....
