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A new post-crisis wind is beginning to blow: Italy is recovering its competitiveness and globally recouping its appeal.

With its ruling no. 19465 of 2015 the Cassation Court returned to decide on the limits to the irreducibility of salary principle granted to the worker.

Job Act: The labour reform changes the rules for mandatory employment. Numerous new measures regarding mandatory employment of people with disabilities were introduced by Legislative Decree 151/2015, which became effective 24 September.

With its ruling no. 5076 of 13 March 2015, the Cassation Court en banc session confirmed that in terms of social security contributions, the additional sums due by the taxpayer for omitted or late payment of contributions or insurance premiums, are part of the category of civil penalties.

With its ruling no. 16472 of 5 August 2015, the Cassation Court clarified that, in the presence of repeated absences from work due to illness, the employer cannot dismiss a worker for poor performance.