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The requirements for a non-competition agreement to be deemed valid
The Court of Cassation analyses the prerequisites for legitimacy of non-competition agreements pursuant to Article 2125 of the Italian Civil Code
Case ref: Court of Cassation, employment section, order no. 9790 of 26 May 2020
Case ref: Court of Cassation, employment section, order no. 9790 of 26 May 2020
Probationary period and duration limits
Legitimacy of the probationary period that exceeds the maximum duration provided for in the national collective bargaining agreement (NCBA)
Case ref: Court of Cassation, Employment Section, Order No 9789 of 26 May 2020
Case ref: Court of Cassation, Employment Section, Order No 9789 of 26 May 2020
CIGS: effects of late application according to the Constitutional Court
La Corte Costituzionale conferma la legittimità costituzionale dell’articolo 25, comma 3, D. Lgs. 148/2015 che regola gli effetti della tardiva presentazione della domanda di CIGS
Corte Costituzionale, sentenza del 15 maggio 2020 n. 90
La Corte Costituzionale, con la sentenza del 15 maggio 2020 n. 90, ha ritenuto infondata la questione di legittimità costituzionale...
INAIL (National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work) and indemnifiable illnesses
Indennizzabile non soltanto il rischio specifico ma anche il c.d. rischio specifico improprio
Corte di Cassazione, ordinanza n. 8948 del 14 maggio 2020
La Corte di Cassazione, con l’ordinanza n. 8948 del 14 maggio 2020, ha statuito che nell’ambito del sistema del Testo Unico delle disposizioni per l’assicurazione obbligatoria contro gli infortuni sul lavoro e le malattie...
Safety at work and delegation of the prevention obligations
Safety at work: requirements for the valid delegation of the prevention, insurance and surveillance obligations.
Case ref: Court of Cassation, Criminal Section, 20 February 2020, no. 6564
Case ref: Court of Cassation, Criminal Section, 20 February 2020, no. 6564
Same conduct, different sanctions
It is legitimate to impose different disciplinary sanctions on employees for the same misbehavior.
Case ref: Court of Cassation, Employment Section, 7 May 2020, no. 8621
Case ref: Court of Cassation, Employment Section, 7 May 2020, no. 8621
Is the employer obliged to grant smart working at the employee’s request? [Spoiler: NO]
The Tribunal of Grosseto ordered a private employer to grant “agile work” to the employee who had requested it.
Case ref: Court order of 23 April 2020, Tribunal of Grosseto
Case ref: Court order of 23 April 2020, Tribunal of Grosseto
Incomplete letter of complaint and disciplinary dismissal
L’omessa contestazione di taluni fatti, poi esplicitati nella lettera di licenziamento, configura un’ipotesi di «insussistenza del fatto contestato»
Cassazione Civile, sez. lav., 24 febbraio 2020, n. 4879
Con la sentenza n. 4879 del 24 febbraio 2020, la Corte di Cassazione si pronuncia sulle conseguenze del licenziamento disciplinare preceduto da una parziale contestazione dei...
Employees and Company files
The misappropriation by an employee of company computer data (files) is considered embezzlement
Case ref: Court of Cassation, Criminal Section, Judgment no. 11959 of 10 April 2020
Case ref: Court of Cassation, Criminal Section, Judgment no. 11959 of 10 April 2020
Overalls time
Time spent donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): paid or unpaid?