Pay Equality and Pay Transparency: The New Obligations Introduced by the EU Directive

In judgment no. 28367 of 27 October 2025, the Court of Cassation – Labour Section – upheld the legitimacy of the summary dismissal imposed on an employee who, outside working hours, had engaged in sporting activities that were inconsistent with the medical prescriptions limiting his physical fitness for the performance of certain duties. In the ....

In its judgment no. 500/2025, the Court of Appeal of Bologna, on 13 October 2025, provides an important analysis of the principles governing challenges to multiple dismissals served on the same employee, with a specific focus on the distinction between “subsequent” and “simultaneous” dismissals and the resulting procedural implications. The Court, upholding the first-instance decision, ....

With judgment no. 28365 of 27 October 2025, the Italian Supreme Court – Labor Division – addressed the balance between an employer’s monitoring powers and employees’ rights to data protection and privacy. The Italian Supreme Court confirmed the legitimacy of a dismissal for just cause imposed on an employee who had disclosed personal data, information, ....

The Court strengthens the interpretative approach aimed at ensuring greater protection for workers employed in outsourcing arrangements. The Court of Cassation returns to the distinction between transport contracts and service contracts, reaffirming the principle that substance prevails over the contractual form chosen by the parties. In judgment no. 22541 of 4 August 2025, the Court ....