Publications

The Italian Supreme Court, with decision no. 170 dated January 7, 2025, was called to rule on the legitimacy of the dismissal of a disabled employee for exceeding the protected period.  Specifically, a disabled employee challenged the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which had determined that applying the same protected period for both non-disabled ....

The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI)-based systems in the workplace is revolutionizing business processes, allowing companies to achieve significant advantages in terms of efficiency, precision, and productivity, even in the management and organization of their workforce. The principle of non-discrimination in the workplace However, the adoption of such tools raises several critical issues, and it ....

With sentence No. 148, published in the Official Gazette on 31 July 2024, the Constitutional Court declared the illegitimacy of Article 230-bis, third paragraph, of the Civil Code, in the part that does not include the ‘de facto cohabitee’ among the participants in the family business. The ruling originates from the claim made by the ....

On December 12, 2024, the Court of Cassation admitted the referendum requests filed in July by the CGIL concerning, among other things, the regulation of unlawful dismissals under the so-called the so-called increasing protection employment contract (“contratto a tutele crescenti” in Italian parlance) under Legislative Decree No. 23/2015.  This system has always interested public opinion ....

The Supreme Court of Italy, in its ruling 31866/2024, clarified the limits of dismissal for just cause concerning conduct that occurs outside the workplace. The case The case concerns an employee, a bus driver, dismissed for just cause after being sentenced to two years and six months of imprisonment for charges including sexual assault, domestic ....