Case Law

The subordinate employee has a binding obligation of “correct and timely information to the employer” of his/her incapability to carry out the duties he has been assigned to, starting from his own presence on the work place.

The Court of Voghera, with the decision of March 14, 2013, confirmed that when the dismissal for just cause is not proportioned to the employee’s behavior it is unlawful, but implies just a compensation and not the reinstatement if the contested behavior occurred and the collective agreement does not provide a conservative penalty for the employee’s lack.

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 8863 of April 11, 2013, stated that within a contract of services the employment relationships are not charged on the principal if its employees, having though unlawfully exercised the directive power on the contractor employees’, were not empowered with the necessary powers to behave in the name and on behalf of the company.

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 9073/13, stated that the missed reinstatement of the employee unlawfully terminated has to be indemnified by the employer with a pecuniary sanction equal to 20% of the wages to be paid by way of damages.

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 8611 of April 9, 2013, stated that the employer’s statements included in the injury denunciation report may have a value of confession because in the trial they can be used against the employer to the purpose of the ascertainment of liability regarding the injury suffered by the employee.