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The Court of Cassation in its Plenary Sitting, with judgement No. 30985/2017 resolved a conflict of case-law regarding the penalty in the case of disciplinary dismissal affected by a late claim of unlawfulness. The controversy from which the judgement of the Plenary Sitting emerged, arose from an appeal filed at the court by an employee ....

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 29753/2017, ruled on the lawfulness of a dismissal issued by e-mail. In particular, the Court, through a literal interpretation of the provision referred to in Law 604/66, wished to clarify that “the requirement of written notice of dismissal must be deemed fulfilled, in the absence of specific procedures, ....

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 331 published on 10 January 2018, ruled once again on the penalties related to a dismissal for just cause deemed unlawful. In the specific case, an employee had been dismissed due to a change of corporate organisation triggered by a prefectural disqualification order due to alleged mafia infiltrations. ....

La Suprema Corte con sentenza n. 82 del 4 gennaio 2018 occupandosi di una richiesta di danno da demansionamento...

The Court of Cassation, with judgement No. 27933 dated 23 November 2017, returned to issue its ruling on the issue concerning the taxation applicability of the amounts paid by the employer as part of a settlement agreement signed with the employee within the employment relationship. In particular, according to the Court of Cassation, in order ....

The Court of Cassation, with its judgement No. 29238 dated 6 December 2017, ruled once again on the legitimacy of dismissal due to removal of the job position occurred as a result of a reorganisation aimed at increasing the efficiency and profitability of the company. First of all, the Court of Cassation upheld in its ....

The Court of Cassation, with its judgement No. 29613 dated 11 December 2017, declared lawful the dismissal for just cause ordered to an employee who carried out another activity during his absence from work, in addition to an injury, to assist a family member with disability pursuant to article 33 of Law 104/1992. In particular, ....

With its judgement No. 53285 dated 23 November 2017, the Court of Cassation confirmed some fundamental principles regarding administrative liability pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001 and safety in the workplace. In particular, according to the Court of Cassation, the pre-requisites for the administrative liability for advantages or in the interest of the entity (i) must ....