{"id":22215,"date":"2017-06-19T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delucapartners.it\/news\/lawful-dismissal-of-negligent-workers-with-performance-lower-than-their-peers-il-quotidiano-del-lavoro-20-june-2017-alberto-de-luca-luciano-vella\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:07:45","slug":"lawful-dismissal-of-negligent-workers-with-performance-lower-than-their-peers-il-quotidiano-del-lavoro-20-june-2017-alberto-de-luca-luciano-vella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delucapartners.it\/en\/insights\/lawful-dismissal-of-negligent-workers-with-performance-lower-than-their-peers-il-quotidiano-del-lavoro-20-june-2017-alberto-de-luca-luciano-vella\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawful dismissal of negligent workers with performance lower than their peers (Il Quotidiano del Lavoro, 20 June 2017 \u2013 Alberto De Luca, Luciano Vella)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unicolavoro.ilsole24ore.com\/ExternalDefault.aspx?idDoc=30968117&amp;idDocType=3\"><u>judgement 1889\/2017 dated June 5, 2017, the Court of Pisa<\/u><\/a> issued a ruling on a dismissal case due to low performance, identifying interesting legitimacy profiles. According to the court, dismissal for just cause due to poor performance is lawful when the employer demonstrates that: &#8211; there is a significant difference between the processing times prescribed for the work and those actually carried out by the worker; &#8211; the performance is lower than average compared to the same activities performed by other staff members. The Labour Judge, making reference to a principle established in the case-law (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unicolavoro.ilsole24ore.com\/ExternalDefault.aspx?idDoc=30980303&amp;idDocType=3\"><u>Court of Cassation, Labour Division, Judgement No. 18678\/2014<\/u><\/a>), ruled that &#8220;poor performance of the Defendant, protracted and significant&#8221; is the basis for dismissal for just cause since it breaches &#8220;the employer&#8217;s trust in the proper fulfilment of future&nbsp; performance&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n\nRead <a href=\"http:\/\/quotidianolavoro.ilsole24ore.com\/art\/contenzioso-e-giurisprudenza\/2017-06-15\/legittimo-licenziamento-lavoratore-negligente-performance-inferiore-quella-compagni-173738.php?uuid=AE7H1HfB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> the original version published&nbsp;on Il Quotidiano del Lavoro.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With judgement 1889\/2017 dated June 5, 2017, the Court of Pisa issued a ruling on a dismissal case due to low performance, identifying interesting legitimacy profiles. 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