Case Law

With its order no. 32533, filed 14 December last, the Italian Court of Cassation established that employees, when subject to disciplinary procedures, have the right to access the records concerning them. The Court thus confirmed the full scope of the “right of access”, as governed by Article 7 of the Italian Privacy Code, which was ....

With its order no. 505 of 11 January 2019, the Italian Court of Cassation established the principle that workers have the right to be remunerated for the time it takes them to put on work clothes at the business premises, only if it is demonstrated that workers are obliged to use company dressing rooms and ....

The Labour Division of the Supreme Court of Cassation, with ruling no. 31159 published on 3 December 2018, stated that when carrying out different tasks from those established in the probation period, dismissal of the employee due to failure to successfully pass the probation period, whenever unlawful, does not lead to the reintegration but to ....

The Labour Division of the Supreme Court of Cassation, with ruling no. 29377 dated 14 November 2018, deemed lawful, within the context of a collective dismissal – because of its objective nature – the criterion of choice represented by meeting the requirements to access the pension.   The Facts   An employee brought his case ....

In its judgment No. 27656 of 30 October 2018, the Court of Cassation has again addressed the matter of employees who do other work whilst on sick leave. The Facts An employee who was involved in an accident in the workplace and was prescribed a rest period of 15 days using medical supports and ice ....