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With its judgment No. 4695 of 10 March 2016, the Court of Cassation declared as unlawful the dismissal for just cause of an employee who (i) was not present for the home medical visit during the period of illness in question, and (ii) failed to have a medical examination at the doctor’s surgery the following ....

With its judgment No. 3306 of 19 February 2016, the Court of Cassation confirmed the legal principle already stated in the Court’s decision No. 22540 of 2 October 2013, in virtue of which “the employee’s action aimed at recognition of rights connected to previous employment, cannot be precluded by generic, all-inclusive forms of waiver, in ....

With its judgment No. 4502 of 8 March 2016, the Court of Cassation declared it illegal to dismiss an employee on the grounds of that employee’s refusal to perform new duties in a different company unit, when the employee in question complains that he/she is physically unsuitable for such duties without, however, providing written evidence ....

On 10 March 2016, the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill No. A.C. 2953-A empowering Government to carry out a broad reform of civil proceedings, with a view to specializing and simplifying legal procedures, that among other things introduces changes also to the procedure to be followed in cases of unlawful dismissal. The Bill abrogates all ....

Remote working will be officially recognized by Italian law once the Bill conveying “Measures for protecting non-entrepreneurial self-employment and measures designed to facilitate flexible working in terms of hours and place of employment”, currently being examined by the Senate Labour Commission, has gone through Parliament. The Bill in question does not aim to introduce a ....