Insights

The Court of Cassation, with ruling No. 17358 dated 3 July 2018 has issued another ruling on the dismissal ordered for failure to successfully pass the trial period and on the protections applicable when the employer’s withdrawal is unlawful if ordered on the incorrect assumption of the validity of the related agreement. In the case ....

The Court of Cassation with ruling No. 15523/2018 had the opportunity to clarify, once again, a few important cases concerning a dismissal ordered upon conclusion of disciplinary proceedings pursuant to art. 7 of the Law No. 300/1970. The judges of the Court of Cassation, in fact, returned to explore the heavy and controversial matter of ....

The Court of Cassation, with ruling No. 19731 dated 25 July 2018 has recently expressed its opinion on the repêchage obligation. In the case in question, an employee had filed a law suite against the dismissal ordered by the company due to closing down of the department where he worked, stating that the dismissal was ....

The Court of Cassation, with ruling No. 16571/2018 has once again returned  – confirming an already consolidated trend in legal literature and case law concerning lawfulness – on the topic of reclassification of the apprenticeship relationship in an employment relation under an open term contract, if the employer’s obligations to provide training was breached. In ....

Too much protection and rigid obligations. The Dignity Decree is an insidious and difficult law to apply. In the opinion of attorney Vittorio De Luca, Managing Partner of the Law Firm De Luca & Partners, specialised in labour law, “now more than ever, businesses must pay significant attention to the reasons that legitimate the use ....