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In its judgment No. 61496, handed down on 12 January 2016, the European Court of Human Rights considered the dismissal served on an employee who, during working hours, had sent messages to own relatives from the email account given to him for doing his work, thus infringing the internal rules prohibiting the use for private ....

The long-awaited Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies of 15 December 2015 on the ways of communicating dismissals and any termination of the employment by mutual consent was published in Official Gazette No. 7 of 11 January 2016. The new procedure, as expressly provided for under article 26, paragraph 8, of Legislative ....

With its judgment No. 709 of 18 January 2016, the Court of Cassation has laid stress on the fact that, in so far as real protection is concerned, when an employee informs the employer to opt for the indemnity in lieu of reinstatement, the employment will be terminated. This will apply even if the employer ....

With its judgment No. 3460, published on 16 December 2015, the Court of Milan has ruled, amongst others, on the objection of being statute-barred raised by a company in connection with the request of salary differences of some employees. In particular, the judge of first instance stated that, effective as of 18 July 2012 (date ....

The story of a Romanian employee fired for his private messages sent from the office is making almost all employees nervous. Can companies really fire people for chatting or browsing online for personal reasons? Here is the interview given by Mr. Vittorio De Luca to the magazine Panorama. Source: Panorama           ....