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Controls by an employer on an employee, done retrospectively, are allowed in order to ascertain whether a crime has been committed Court of Cassation, employment section, judgment no. 25977 of 16 November 2020

The aim of the settlement agreement must be identified not in relation to the wording used by the parties, but in the context of their contrasting interests

According to the Court of Cassation, a worker who gives directives to the staff is a subordinate employee and therefore cannot be considered a consultant

The use of permits pursuant to Law no. 104/1992 not in accordance with the rationale of the rule constitutes abuse of the right and undue receipt of the attendance allowance

The Court of Cassation, with Judgment no. 21306 of 5th October 2020, illustrates when it is legitimate to limit the collective redundancy to workers in a particular business or production unit

It is legitimate for the employer to monitor its employees in the correct fulfillment of their duties, directly or through the managers that report to him and are known to the employees.

The Constitutional Court has declared unconstitutional Article 6(2) of Law 604/1966, where does not recognize filing of an interim injunction (ante causam) as able to interrupt prescription

The Italian social security body (INPS), with Message no. 3653 of 9 October 2020, clarifies workers’ rights regarding social security cover for illness in the case of quarantine and/or precautionary monitoring