With its recent judgment in the case López Ribalda and Others v. Spain, published on 9 January 2018, the European Court of Human Rights concluded that employers have to notify [...]
MoreOn 25 June 2015 an Italian Government decree made substantial changes to the provisions governing the many types of working relationships in the Italian legal system. The changes create a [...]
MoreWith decision May, 22nd 2014 (Case C- 539-12), the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that, in the event that an employee remuneration is composed by a [...]
MoreAccording to a recent decision of the Corte dei Conti of Tuscany, No 139/2014, when an employee is often absent from work without a justifying reason, not only the employee [...]
MoreAccording to the decision No 18678/2014 of the Italian Supreme Court, it has to be considered lawful the dismissal of an employee who reiterated illness related absences, even if they [...]
MoreRecent legislation has removed the need to have a specific reason (be it technical, organizational, production-related or substitutive) for hiring employees under fixed-term contracts.
Following the entry into force of the [...]
MoreThe Italian Supreme Court* has rejected an employer’s appeal and determined that the dismissal of its employee because of the expiration of her protected sickness period was unfair. This is [...]
MoreThe Italian Employment Law Reform came into force in the summer of 2012. We revisit the major provisions.
Amongst the many changes introduced, the Reform substantially changed the provisions for protection [...]
MoreOn 19 January 2012 ABI (Italian Banking Association) and the Trade Unions signed the renewal agreement(hereinafter also the “Agreement”) of the National Collective Bargaining Agreement for the employees of the [...]
MoreAccording to the decision No 1403 issued on 31 January 2012 the Italian Supreme Court confirmed the following principle: an employee who seriously breaches his employment contract in a way [...]
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