Insights

The Employment Court of Milan has acknowledged the lawfulness of a dismissal for cause based on the instrumental and incorrect use of the sick leave certificate.

The laws and regulations on prevention of accidents in the workplace are aimed at protecting the worker not only from accidents deriving from his/her carelessness, but also from those which may be ascribed to imprudence, unskilfulness and negligence.

The Senate voted for the approval of the finance act 2010. As to the labour aspects, about EUR 1,100 millions are set aside for the welfare, of which 860 to allow the social security benefits for production bonuses and incentives.  

Reliefs coming from the employment of disabled people are different depending to the subscription date of the agreement with the provincial district

The settlement before the commission established nearby the Provincial Labour Office, or nearby the unions, is a fast and cost-saving way to solve the employment law disputes, but in Italy this method hasn’t so far reduced the number of the courts’ employment claims.

The lack of the mandatory out of court attempt to settle, which is provided as a condition without which the claim can not be proposed, has to be pleaded by the defendant in the defence

The Ministry of Labour, with ruling no. 77 dated October 22, 2009, replied to an official enquiry of Confindustria (employers' association)

Over six and a half million of employees use internet during working hours for non-working purposes. Every month, each employee sets to navigation around 38 hours which is equal to, more or less, a week of work.