2026 Budget Law
(effective from 1 January 2026) Law No. 199 of 30 December 2025 introduces a broad set of measures affecting employees, the social security system and employment relationships. The…
Legislation
DID YOU KNOW THAT… an employee may be dismissed for medical inability to work if no reasonable accommodations are possible?
With Order No. 24994 of September 11, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court - labor division - clarified that although the employer has a duty to actively seek solutions…
Layoffs in small businesses: the Constitutional Court intervenes on compensation payments
On 21 July 2025, judgment no. 118/2025 was filed, in which the Constitutional Court declared the partial constitutional illegitimacy of Article 9, paragraph 1, of Legislative Decree no.…
Remote work and Italian territorial jurisdiction
By Judgment No. 315 of June 5, 2025, the Court of First Instance of Vicenza ruled that, for the purposes of territorial jurisdiction, the residence of a remote…
Repeal of the “Fornero” procedure: transitional provisions
With the recent ruling no. 11344 dated April 30, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court clarified that judicial proceedings initiated under the so-called “Fornero” procedure prior to February 28,…
Surveillance systems installed in outdoor areas: Italian Administrative Court overturns the labor inspectorate denial
The Regional Administrative Court (i.e. “Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale,” or “TAR”) of Tuscany recently annulled the denial issued by the local labor inspectorate (i.e. “Ispettorato Territoriale del Lavoro” or…
Termination during the probationary period: appeal within five years
With the recent ruling no. 9282 of April 8, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court ruled that the legislation on individual dismissals (Law 604/1966, amended in 2010) applies to…
Exclusion of meal vouchers from the calculation of holiday pay
In its ruling of March 3, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Naples stated that meal vouchers should not be included in the calculation of holiday pay, as…
Dismissal for just cause due to behaviour outside the workplace
The Supreme Court of Italy, in its ruling 31866/2024, clarified the limits of dismissal for just cause concerning conduct that occurs outside the workplace. The case The case…
The “Salva Infrazioni” decree is in force – Main changes in the regulation of fixed-term contracts in the private sector
On 16 September was published in the Official Gazette the Decree-Law no. 131/2024 (i.e. “Decreto Salva Infrazioni”) - in force since 17 September - which also intervened on…