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Vittorio De Luca was a guest on 19 June at Rai News 24 to comment on the recent implementing decrees of the Jobs Act.

With its ruling no. 6150 of 13 July 2015, the Court of Milan clarified that if the relative contract contains a penalty preserving employment for the fact claimed against an employee, dismissal of such employee is considered illegal, with his consequent right to be reinstated in his job (in addition to payment for damages).

With its ruling no. 5076 of 13 March 2015, the Cassation Court en banc session confirmed that in terms of social security contributions, the additional sums due by the taxpayer for omitted or late payment of contributions or insurance premiums, are part of the category of civil penalties.

Thanks to the approval of the implementing decree, these are the novelties introduced as of last June. The most important one regards the extension of parental leave up to 12 years of the child’s life (up to 6 to 30 percent of the salary). “The possibility of using leave by hours, instead of by day, ....

The Milan Court, Labour Section, with an order of 6 May 2014, ruled regarding litigation on appeal as per article 414 of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure concerning sentencing of the employer: a) to the consequences contained in article 18 of the Workers’ Statute for the adopted discriminatory dismissal; b) to pay the salary ....