The employer also pays if the accident depends on the employee’s imprudence (Court of Cassation, Labour Division, Judgment No. 21220 of 5 October 2009)

The laws and regulations on prevention of accidents in the workplace are aimed at protecting the worker not only from accidents deriving from his/her carelessness, but also from those which may be ascribed to imprudence, unskilfulness and negligence. The Court of Cassation has specified that the employer is always liable for the accident incurred by the worker, both due to his/her failure to adopt suitable protective measures, and upon failure to verify and supervise that said measures are effectively used by the employee, whereby no exempting effect whatsoever may be granted to the entrepreneur as a result of the possible contributory negligence of the worker. The foregoing provided that the employee’s behaviour is not abnormal, questionable and excessive.

Subscribe to our newsletter

Contact

Need information? Write to us and our team of experts will respond as soon as possible.

Fill in the form

More news and insights

29 May 2026

Lo sai che… il c.d. “Decreto 1° maggio” introduce nuove misure in materia di salario “giusto”, incentivi all’occupazione e lavoro tramite piattaforme digitali?

È stato pubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale il Decreto-Legge 30 aprile 2026, n. 62, recante “Disposizioni urgenti in materia di salario giusto, incentivi all’occupazione e contrasto al caporalato digitale”,…

29 May 2026

Videosorveglianza e protezione dei dati personali: il Garante ribadisce l’obbligo di trasparenza

Con il provvedimento n. 167/2026 del 12 marzo 2026, il Garante per la protezione dei dati personali è tornato a pronunciarsi sul tema della videosorveglianza, ribadendo alcuni principi…

20 May 2026

Webinar “May 1st Decree: Key Updates and what’s New” – HR Coffee with De Luca & Partners

On the occasion of our webinar “An HR Coffee with De Luca Partners,” the speakers Silvia Zulato, Senior Associate, and Alessandro Riccardo Polli from the Labour Consulting Division…

12 May 2026

Legitimate dismissal for false attendance reporting and misuse of access system data (Camera di Commercio Francese in Italia – Vittorio De Luca, Silvia Zulato)

With Order No. 7985 of 31 March 2026, the Italian Supreme Court – Labour Section – confirmed the lawfulness of a dismissal for just cause imposed on an…

30 Apr 2026

Webinar “Bonuses: What Do You Need to Know About Objectives?” – HR Coffee with De Luca & Partners

Yesterday, during our first webinar “HR Coffee with De Luca & Partners", the speakers Vittorio De Luca, Managing Partner, and Alessandra Zilla, Managing Associate at De Luca &…

27 Apr 2026

Management of corporate email after termination of employment: the Italian Data Protection Authority extends the right of access to all emails in the individual email account

“An employee may access the messages in their corporate email account and the documents stored on their computer after the termination of employment. Any limitations must be justified by specific…