Case Law

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 ....

The Court of Venezia, in its ruling no. 494/2021, stated that a company that suffered a cyber-attack and was forced to pay a ransom to recover stolen data can fire an employee who has repeatedly surfed on unsafe sites for private purposes and put internal security at risk. Facts of the case The worker employed ....

The Supreme Court of Cassation, in its Order no. 21172/2021, established that a director’s waiver of remuneration may be expressed by their conclusive conduct that unequivocally reveals their intention to waive the relevant right. However, the waiving act must be inferred not from the mere failure to request compensation, whatever the reasons, but from external ....