Publications

THE FACTS The French Employment Court was called upon to rule on the lawfulness of the refusal to allow certain workers to take several days of accrued and unused holiday leave due to prolonged absences from work due to illness. Similarly, the relevant allowance in lieu had been denied to those workers whose employment had ....

By Order no. 27353 of 26 September 2023, the Court of Cassation ruled on the case of an employee who had been dismissed for stealing company assets of low value. The employee challenged his dismissal and brought a legal action asking to be reinstated back to work. The Court, while ruling out the annulment of ....

Sustainable leadership cannot and must not simply be a passing trend, but must represent the new approach to entrepreneurship, aimed at combining financial profit with the long-term preservation and development of the community. In the current global economic environment, more and more companies are placing the pursuit of sustainability goals at the centre of their ....

  With Order no. 26697 of 21 September 2023, the Italian Court of Cassation ruled that an employer can deny holidays requested by a worker to avoid exceeding the limit of the job retention period only in the event that there are actual and genuine obstacles. The worker’s illness and the job retention period Under ....

Directive (EU) 2023/970 introduces new employee protection and new employer obligations on equal pay and transparency. The Directive requires Member States to adapt their local legislation, promoting (and even imposing) wage transparency including in relation to private employment relationships. The same obligations will apply to employers with between 150 and 249 workers, who will be ....