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With Judgment No. 9135 of November 19, 2025, the Labour Section of the Court of Rome held that the dismissal for objective justified reason (i.e. “giustificato motivo oggettivo”, dismissal based on organisational, economic or productive grounds) served on an employee working as a graphic designer was lawful, within the context of a corporate reorganisation based, ....

Failure to take annual leave cannot be attributed to executives solely on the basis of their organizational autonomy Even with regard to executives, the right to annual paid leave retains its fundamental and non-waivable nature, and failure to take such leave cannot be automatically attributed to the employee solely by reason of their organizational autonomy. ....

Transposition of the directive by 6 June. Europe says no to the Netherlands, which had requested a postponement. Talks between social partners and the Ministry of Labour Italy has until 6 June to transpose the EU directive on pay transparency. To the Netherlands, which had asked for a delay, Brussels responded on 18 December with ....

With judgment no. 4087 of 4 November 2025, the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation – Labour Section – confirmed the legitimacy of a dismissal for just cause imposed on an employee who had misappropriated company products, focusing in particular on the principle of promptness in disciplinary charges. In the case examined, an employee working at ....

Summary 1. Regulatory framework of the employee’s right to criticize Regulatory Framework The employee’s right to criticize constitutes a specific expression of the freedom of thought guaranteed by Article 21 of the Italian Constitution, as an aspect of the individual’s moral personality that is exercised even within the employment relationship. This right also finds its ....