DLP Insights

With Order no. 31660 of 14 November 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled on a dismissal for a justified objective reason based on the need to cut costs. In this case, the employer had not demonstrated that the costs savings should be those specifically relating to the dismissed worker’s position rather than other positions ....

The Court of Trieste, Employment Section, with order of 21 December 2023, no. 525/2023 has held that so-called “vulnerable” workers’ rights to work remotely cannot be “absolute” but must be balanced with the company’s organisational and production needs as envisaged by the employer. In the present case, a “vulnerable” employee worked remotely five days a ....

In its very recent judgment no. 2274 of 23 January 2024, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled that it is lawful for an employer to give notice of a second dismissal pending a judgment concerning a previous dismissal based on different grounds. However, the second dismissal has no effect if the first dismissal is declared ....

Italian Law of 30 December 2023, no. 213, containing the “State budget for the financial year 2024 and multi-year budget for the three-year period 2024-2026”, which came into force on 1 January 2024, introduced some new initiatives aimed at workers and businesses. We summarise below some of the most significant provisions relating to employment and social security: ....

By Order no. 35527 of 19 December 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled on the dismissal of a working mother ordered as a result of the cessation of the employer’s business activity following a declaration of bankruptcy, holding it to be void and ordering the employer to reinstate the employee and pay financial compensation. ....