DLP Insights

The Constitutional Court, with decision No. 287/2012, has decided that the reform of training provided for by Article 11 of Legislative Decree No. 138/2011 (converted into Law No. 148/2011) is unconstitutional because it invades the competences reserved exclusively to the legislative power of the Regions.

The unemployment indemnity is retrospective for the employees terminated for objective justified reasons who reached a mutual termination agreement through the settlement procedure after last July 18.

The Ministry of Labour, with memorandum No. 29/2012, has identified a black list for the free-lance relationship on project basis, indicating - by way of example and not limitation, according to the existing case law guidelines - a series of duties which, for their peculiarity, could never be executed with collaboration contract.

Law no. 9/2012 (so called “Fornero Law”) extends to father employees, from January 1, 2013, one day leave compulsory (more two days as optional) for the birth of the son/daughter which can be enjoyed within the first five months of the latter.

The Court of Cassation, with sentence No. 21028/2012, has stated that the employee who was not able to enjoy the holidays due to a long illness is entitled to their monetization even if the national collective agreement refers only to the enjoyment of the holidays and not to the indemnity in lieu (the latter, in fact, is an inalienable right guaranteed by the Constitution).