DLP Insights

The Court, with ruling 6495 of 9/3/2021, as per art. 30 of Law No. 300/1970, confirmed union body members have the right to paid time off for meetings. Use for other purposes can justify dismissal. According to the Court, the abstract relevance for punishing the worker’s conduct requires real verification of its seriousness and consideration ....

The Court of Cassation, in ruling no. 7221 of 15 March 2021, confirmed the legal principle according to which the Company’s supplementary contract, and the right recognised to the employee by company practice, does not survive the change in collective bargaining following the company transfer. Facts of the case A worker employed by a company ....

In its 25 March 2021 ruling, The Court of Rome, declared the termination of employment during the probationary period, null and void because it was contrary to the dismissal prohibition for financial reasons, introduced by art. 46 of Decree Law 18/2020 (“Cure Italy Decree”) and confirmed by the emergency legislation that succeeded the Decree, if ....

The Court of Rome, in its ruling no. 3605 of 19 April, 2021, ruled on the application of the dismissal prohibition, provided for by art. 46 of the “Cure Italy” decree and confirmed by the emergency measures that followed, to executives. Contrary to the conclusions reached on 26 February, the Court ruled that “the literal ....

The Court of Cassation, in its ruling of 16 March 2021, no. 7360, established that where the employee dismissed for justified objective reasons had made themselves available for transfer only in certain areas, the employer must prove it is impossible to relocate them in those offices to avoid incurring in the repêchage obligation violation. Facts ....