Case Law

With its order no. 28606/2021, the Court of Cassation returned to the issue of leave under Law no. 104/1992, stating that the requesting employee must guarantee continuous and global assistance to the disabled family member, although they may devote a limited time to their personal needs during the leave. If the causal link between the ....

With its ruling no. 33809 of 12 November 2021, the Court of Cassation stated that an employee who deletes or transfers company data outside is engaging in disciplinary conduct and a civil and criminal offence. The employer may legitimately acquire and produce the private correspondence found after the Company’s personal computer is returned and present ....

The Court of Cassation, in ruling no. 29919 of 25 October 2021, clarified that a business branch transfer under Art. 2112 of the Italian Civil Code, is when a transferred branch is functionally independent, i.e. at the time of transfer, it (i) can provide for a production purpose with its own functional and organisational means ....

The Court of Cassation, with its ruling no. 25731 of 22 September 2021, stated that, in the absence of prior information under Article 4, para. 3, of Law no. 300/1970, the employer cannot use the data found in a company chat room where an employee bad mouths their superiors and colleagues, for disciplinary purposes. Facts ....

With its order no. 27934 of 13 October 2021, The Court of Cassation ruled that the employer’s waiver of the resigning employee’s notice period removes any obligation to pay them the relevant payment in lieu of notice. This is because the resigning party has no legal interest in continuing the employment relationship. Facts of the ....