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With Ordinance No. 15987 of 2025, the Italian Court of Cassation established that a dismissal notice is presumed to be known by the recipient at the moment it is delivered to their residential address, even if the employee is not actually informed. The case at hand concerns a dismissal imposed due to absolute and permanent ....

Milan, 7 July 2025 – De Luca & Partners – Employment Lawyers announces the appointment of lawyer Roberta Padula as a Salary Partner of the Firm. Her appointment marks an important step in the Firm’s growth path, as it approaches its 50th anniversary. From the very beginning, De Luca & Partners has embraced modern processes ....

By Judgment No. 315 of June 5, 2025, the Court of First Instance of Vicenza ruled that, for the purposes of territorial jurisdiction, the residence of a remote worker can only be considered relevant if it is demonstrated that a substantial and organized part of the work is carried out there on a stable basis, ....

By Order No. 15987 of 2025, the Italian Supreme Court – Labour Section – reaffirmed the strict application of Article 1335 of the Civil Code, establishing that the presumption of knowledge of “legal notices” (i.e. “atti recettizi”) cannot be rebutted by subjective obstacles, even when the recipient is in a vulnerable physical or mental condition ....

In its judgment No. 19985 of 7 May 2025, the Italian Supreme Court (i.e. “Corte di Cassazione”) upheld the legitimacy of a dismissal for just cause issued to an employee who, in performing his duties as a cashier, had committed repeated accounting irregularities. These mainly involved the failure to register sales transactions and the omission ....