Insights

Una cassiera del supermarket perde il lavoro perché si porta a casa i premi previsti per i clienti. Il licenziamento è legittimo, ha confermato la Corte di Cassazione, sezione lavoro, con sentenza n. 24588/13, respingendo le osservazioni della lavoratrice la quale aveva contestato la mancata esposizione, nel luogo di lavoro, del codice disciplinare.

The Stability Law 2013 did not only exclude the possibility for employees dismissed for objective reason by small companies (hired less than 15 employees) to be enrolled in the mobility lists but, above all, did not refinance the incentive in favour of such employees.

The Commission for the questions related to the safety on work, in the note no. 8/2013, specified that prior medical examination required by the Legislative Decree no. 81/2008 for the suitability assessment of the employee to the specific duty is valid for one year only

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 20913 of September 12, 2013, stated that technical, organizational and productive reasons justifying the transfer of the employee must be described in detail and must not be generic.

INPS, with message 16961 of October 22, provided some clarifications about the special indemnity granted to project employees (so called “co.co.pro.”) by Fornero Reform.

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 21922 of September 25, 2013, rejected the appeal of a company against the decision of the Court of Appeal which stated that employee’s behavior who claimed her new duties must be assigned in writing is lawful.

The last version of the Stability Decree, issued by the Government on October 16, confirms the change of the Article 2, paragraph 30, of Fornero Reform on “company’s benefit” for the transformation of fixed term contracts, by deleting the words “within the limits of the last six months”.

The Ministry of Labour, with note n. 31/0005426 of October 4, provided answers to some questions on the minimum period of time between two fixed term contracts.