Case Law

Court of Cassation, joined sections, judgment no. 18353 issued on August 27, 2014, stated that the waiver of reinstatement on the workplace (as a consequence of an unlawful dismissal), replaced by the indemnity in lieu (payment of 15 monthly installments), entails the final termination of the employment relationship;

Court of Cassation, judgment no. 18046 of August 20, 2014, confirmed the case-law guideline based on which irregular staff leasing is subject to the sanction introduced by Law 183/2010: if the work relationship turns into an undetermined contract as a consequence of an irregular staff leasing, the worker is entitled to damages ranging from 2,5 and 12 monthly installments of the last overall compensation.

Constitutional Court, judgment no. 155 of May 21, 2014, stated the constitutional lawfulness of art. 32, par. 4, letter b), of Law 183/2010, considering fully reasonable the choices taken by the legislator with reference to the Article 3 of the Constitution.

The Court of Cassation, in judgment no. 27057 issued on December 3, 2013, stated that modifying employee’s holidays due to company needs is lawful provided that it has been communicated to the employee: a) with an adequate notice period, and b) before the beginning of the holidays. Failing this, the employee is not obliged to be available in that period.

With regard to the so called “Fornero” procedure the Court of Cassation, with judgment no. 10133/2014, clarified that the decree (which is immediately enforceable according to art. 1, par. 49, Law no. 92/2012) is subject to the ordinary rules of the civil challenge.