Case Law

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 29753/2017, ruled on the lawfulness of a dismissal issued by e-mail. In particular, the Court, through a literal interpretation of the provision referred to in Law 604/66, wished to clarify that “the requirement of written notice of dismissal must be deemed fulfilled, in the absence of specific procedures, ....

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 331 published on 10 January 2018, ruled once again on the penalties related to a dismissal for just cause deemed unlawful. In the specific case, an employee had been dismissed due to a change of corporate organisation triggered by a prefectural disqualification order due to alleged mafia infiltrations. ....

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 297, dated 9 January 2018, declared unlawful the dismissal for just cause of an employee who, after a heated argument with a colleague within the company’s premises that occurred at the presence of other employees and guests, continued the dispute outside the company’s premises, triggering a brawl that ....

 The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 836 dated 16 January 2018 overturned the judgement issued by the Court of the Appeals having local jurisdiction, which agreeing to the conclusions reached by the judge of first instance, had confirmed the unlawfulness of the dismissal ordered to an employee, who, by refusing to perform demoting tasks, ....

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 88 dated 4 January 2018, ruled that an employer’s decision to change working hours without consulting the trade union delegation but merely providing a notification cannot be deemed anti-union conduct if the employer implemented an agreement already reached between management and labour. In this case, Poste Italiane S.p.A. ....