Case Law

The Court of Cassation, IV Penal Section, confirmed the criminal liability of the Employer that had not assessed the risks about the use of a flat that he gave to an employee for work.

The Court of Cassation confirmed and specified the principles outlined by case-law on injuries so called “in itinere”.

The labour section of the Court of Cassation stated that the company communication concerning the reduction of the work activity is not enough to trigger temporary lay off of the workforce.

The Court of Cassation stated that in the case of fixed term hiring for the replacement of a worker absent having the right to hold his job (Law no. 230/62), the possibility to replace him by “sliding” another worker implies the existence of a causal type of correlation between the replacement’s activity and that of ....

In intervening on remote controls of company personal computers, the Court of Cassation determined that it is forbidden to install software on said computers that allows controlling accesses to the network of employees and, in general, that are able to perform verification not agreed to with the trade unions and Provincial Labour Office.