Case Law

With its judgement no. 11595 dated 6 June 2016, the Court of Cassation ruled that in the case of dismissal of public servants who have reached the seniority age limit, the reasons for dismissal must always be given, even if applicable laws do not set forth the obligation to do so. The judgment refers to ....

With its judgement no. 12347 dated 15 June 2016, the Court of Cassation held that the civil responsibility of the employer as set forth by article 2087 of the Italian Civil Code may only be asserted if the injury is caused by breach of the behavioural obligations set forth by law or skills relevant to ....

By way of judgment No. 7558 of 15 April 2016 the Court of Cassation has set forth an important principle on the distribution of the burden of proof on dismissals. The matter flows from a judgment of the Court of Appeal of Milan which, by partially reversing the first instance decision, has declared the dismissal ....

By way of order No. 246/2016, the third division of the Lombardy TAR faces the issue of the disciplinary significance of the opinion given by a civil servant in a social network, even if given as a private user. In the case at issue, a prison officer was suspended from service for a month for ....

Dans son arrêt no 9635 du 11 mai 2016, la Cour de cassation a affirmé que la notion d’insubordination ne peut pas être limitée au refus d’obtempérer aux dispositions décidées par l’employeur, mais s’étend à tout comportement susceptible de porter préjudice à l’organisation de l’entreprise. Or, selon la Cour suprême, l’insulte adressée au supérieur hiérarchique, ....