ITA 
Protected period on case of illness: it is presumed the continuity of the illness even in vertical part-time work
Also in the vertical part-time employment relationship it must be taken into account, for the purpose of calculating the illness protected period (i.e. the period of absence from work, for illness or injury, during which the employee cannot be dismissed), the non-working days falling in the period of absence, assuming the continuity of the illness.
Tribunal of Rome, order of July 18, 2021
Demotion agreement: requirements for validity and damages
Court of Cassation Order 8 July 2021 no. 19522
Time spent changing into and out of work clothes (so-called “donning and doffing”) is unpaid if the employee chooses when and where to do it
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
Collective dismissal and communication under art 7, Law 604/1966
Quotidiano del Lavoro – Il Sole 24 Ore, 4 June 2021 – Marco Tesoro
Disciplinary dismissal and reinstatement
Civil Cassation, Section VI, Interlocutory Order, no. 14777 of May 27, 2021
How new EU rules can give Italy’s right to disconnect more teeth
Published on «International Employment Lawyer» May 20th, 2021 – Sharon Reilly
When is a director of a limited company also an employee of same?
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
Dismissal for serious violations while driving company car is legitimate
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.
Dismissal ban: dismissal for failing the probationary period is null and void if the employer needs to reduce costs
Quotidiano del Lavoro – Il Sole 24 Ore, 12 April 2021 – Marco Tesoro
During the dismissal ban, the dismissal for failing the probationary period is null if the employee proves the company's need to reduce costs.
Tribunal of Rome, 25 March 2021