Case Law

In declaring illegitimate the expulsion measure ordered to some workers, as part of a procedure of collective dismissal, the Court of Appeals of Turin, with judgement 316/2019, has declared that the employment relationships are terminated and sentenced the employer company to pay compensation pursuant to art. 3, paragraph 1, of Legislative Decree no. 23/2015. The ....

The Supreme Court of Cassation, Work Section, with sentence 13534 of 20 May 2019, declared a dismissal for just cause of an employee who had reacted to being slapped by a colleague, to be lawful. Facts and previous judgments A sales employee, reacting to being slapped in the face by a colleague became involved in ....

The Supreme Court of Cassation, with order no. 14254 of 24 May 2019, stated that, in the context of a collective dismissal due to staff cuts, in order to avoid indirect discrimination, the percentage of women dismissed should not be greater than that of the entire female work force in relation to the jobs being ....

The Court of Bari, with judgment 2636 of June 10, 2019, found the just cause dismissal lawful of a worker for having posted via his Facebook profile – installed unduly on the company device – messages revealing business secrets to competitors. Facts of the case A worker, sixth level business secretary under the National Collective ....

    The third Labour Section of the Civil Court of Rome, by ruling 4354 dated 8 May 2019, stated, the conciliation report signed by the worker in the trade union, can be appealed within the period referred to in Article. 2113 of the Civil Code, where the national collective bargaining agreement does not govern ....