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Court of Cassation with Judgement No. 15952 of June 8, 2021

Donning and doffing is not remunerated if the employer has no say in where, when and how it is done. Court of Cassation, labour section, order no. 15763 of 7 June 2021

There is no breach of privacy law in using data contained in a trade union mailing list for disciplinary purposes, when such list was delivered to the employer by one of the recipients Court of Cassation, Section 1, Judgement, 31 May 2021, no.15161

Civil Cassation, Section VI, Interlocutory Order, no. 14777 of May 27, 2021

Published on «International Employment Lawyer» May 20th, 2021 – Sharon Reilly

Contributions are due on the indemnity in lieu of notice regardless of actual payment and waiver by the worker Court of Cassation Ruling 13 May 2021, no. 12932

The position of director of a limited company is compatible with the status of employee of the same, where it is ascertained, in practice, the performance of duties other than those of a director, which are subject to the company’s hierarchical and disciplinary regime. Court of Cassation, Taxation Section, Judgement 20 April 2021 no. 10308

Court of Cassation, Employment Section, Judgement 7 April 2021, no. 9304 Serious violation of the highway code while driving a company car constitutes grounds for dismissal for just cause – albeit reasons unrelated to the job.

The Constitutional Court finds that the question of constitutionality raised with reference to Article 18(7)(2) of Law no. 300/1970, as amended by the Fornero reform, is well-founded. Constitutional Court, 1 April 2021, no. 59

An employer may not limit the choice of workers to be made redundant only to employees assigned to the department to be abolished or downsized, if they are qualified to do the jobs of colleagues in other departments Supreme Court, employment section, 2 March 2021, no. 5647