Publications

In judgment no. 8956 of 4 April 2024, the Italian Court of Cassation addressed the issue of whether dismissal of an employee for taking unjustified absence on a public holiday is unlawful. An employee initiated legal proceedings to obtain a declaration that her dismissal was unlawful. The disciplinary offence alleged against her was “unjustified absence ....

With judgment no. 16630 of 14 June 2024, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled that to reinstate the employment relationship under Article 18, paragraph 10, of the Workers’ Charter, it is sufficient for the employer to send the notice of revocation of dismissal within 15 days of the notice of dismissal, although it is not ....

“Ethical codes, management and control models, and sustainability certifications are meaningless when, for the sake of achieving the highest profit at the lowest possible cost, a production system is allowed to be created down the chain that is based on production with an exploited workforce”. This is the conclusion of the Public Prosecutor at the ....

With order no. 364 of 6 June 2024 called “Computer programs and services for the management of e-mail in the workplace and metadata processing”, the IDPA has returned to the topic of company e-mail metadata retention. What is “metadata”?  “Metadata” does not mean information contained in the “body” of the email but rather the information ....

With judgment no. 7190 of 18 March 2024, the Italian Court of Cassation addressed the issue of the validity of a resignation submitted by an employee under threat of dismissal by the employer. The employee initiated legal proceedings to have his resignation declared null and, in the alternative, void and to obtain a finding that ....