Case Law

In its Order No. 16358 of June 17, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court addressed the topic of dismissal for just cause, clarifying the distribution of the burden of proof and the appropriate approach that courts must adopt when the dismissal is based on multiple charges. The case The case involved a disciplinary dismissal imposed by ....

Analysis and Implications of Constitutional Court Ruling No. 111/2025, Which Also Introduces a New Factual Variable in Dismissal Litigation: the Employee’s Psycho-Physical Health Status With ruling No. 111/2025, filed on 18 July 2025, the Constitutional Court delivered a significant decision in labor law, declaring the partial constitutional illegitimacy of Article 6, first paragraph, of Law ....

The negative implications of criminally unlawful acts on the proper execution of work performance, in compliance with the employee’s obligations, constitute just cause for dismissal. The Supreme Court, in ruling no. 31866 of December 11, 2024, established that unlawful conduct outside the workplace may have disciplinary relevance, as the employee is not only required to ....

Article 33 of Law 104/1992 regulates paid leave ‘for the assistance, social integration and rights of disabled persons’. These permits consist in the possibility for public or private, full-time or part-time employees to be absent from work, while retaining the right to remuneration and figurative contribution coverage for pension purposes, in order to assist a ....

In its decision no. 10104 of 12 October 2024, the Court of Rome ruled that in the case of a disciplinary dismissal without prior notice, there is not a mere formal deviation from the procedural scheme of the regulation, but an actual nullity which always gives the employee the right to reinstatement. The case at ....