The detention status does not justify the termination (Court of Cassation no. 21279/2010)

With Order No. 27253 of October 12, 2025, the Italian Court of Cassation (Labour Section) reaffirmed that the remuneration to be paid to employees during their holiday period must be equivalent to that received during ordinary working periods. In other words, the employer must also include allowances related to the duties performed if these constitute ....

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 ....