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Italy is among the first Member States to have adopted the draft implementing legislative decree of EU Directive 2023/970, which yesterday received its initial approval from the Council of Ministers. The measure introduces significant new developments, starting with the central role assigned to collective bargaining, which is tasked with defining job classifications, grading systems, and ....

With Ordinance No. 32952 of 17 December 2025, the Italian Supreme Court, Labour Section, ruled that a final conviction for stalking and abuse can justify dismissal for just cause, even when the acts were committed outside the workplace. In the case at hand, a sanitation worker was dismissed by their employer following a final criminal ....

Corporate chats “intended for work-related communications by employees accessing them through company accounts constitute work tools, pursuant to Article 4, paragraph 2, of Law No. 300 of 1970, as amended by Legislative Decree No. 151 of 2015, as they are functional to the performance of work. Such function is not affected by the fact that ....

With order no. 789 of 14 January 2026, the Italian Supreme Court addressed the issue of anti-union conduct by employers in relation to information and consultation obligations on health and safety matters, with particular reference to the exceptional context of the Covid-19 pandemic emergency. Facts of the case The dispute originated from an action brought ....

Failure to take annual leave cannot be attributed to executives solely on the basis of their organizational autonomy Even with regard to executives, the right to annual paid leave retains its fundamental and non-waivable nature, and failure to take such leave cannot be automatically attributed to the employee solely by reason of their organizational autonomy. ....