DLP Insights

Court of Cassation: safety on work, just the check may save the employer (Il Sole 24 Ore, October 8, 2012, page 38)

12 Oct 2012

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 34747, filed on September 11, stated that the employer is not liable in case of employees’ work accident, just if he/she exactly checked the fulfillment on the security measures. After the death of an employee who, during the activity of preparation of the illuminations for a religious festivity, has been struck, the Supreme Court, confirming the statement of the Court of first instance as well as the one of the Court of Appeal, rejected the claim of the employer and sentenced the associates for the crime of culpable homicide because they were imprudent and negligent in complying with the rules concerning the safety at work as well as in assuming appropriate precautions in order to avoid dangerous events.

Italian Court of Cassation: second dismissal lawful pending judgment on the first

30 Jan 2024

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 ....

Liability under Italian Legislative Decree no. 231/2001: obtaining minimal advantage does not exempt the employer

29 Dec 2023

With judgment no. 39129 of 26 September 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation, Third Criminal Division addressed the issue of corporate administrative liability under Italian Legislative Decree no. 231/2001, stating that “corporate administrative liability is not excluded in the light of the minimal advantage or the insignificance of the interest pursued.” The facts of the ....

Dismissal to reduce costs: what does the employer need to prove?

29 Dec 2023

With Order no. 31660 of 14 November 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled that, when dismissal for justified objective reason (giustificato motivo oggettivo, ‘GMO’) is to reduce costs, the burden is on the employer to indicate the reasons why the particular worker has been chosen. The facts of the case The employee appealed the ....

Italian Court of Cassation: assessment of CCNL job descriptions essential for repêchage (obligation to relocate)

28 Nov 2023

By Order of 13 November 2023, no. 31561, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled that, to fully comply with the repêchage obligation (obligation to relocate), it is necessary to assess whether hires made following the termination for justified objective reasons are of the same level of classification as the dismissed employee. The facts of the ....