Medical check upon employee's return to work
Published on Sole24Ore - NT Lavoro - On 19/10/2022. An employee was dismissed for unjustified absence because, at the end of a continuous illness leave of more than sixty days, she had prolonged her absence without providing justification, while waiting for a medical suitability examination.
The dismissal served for refusing the medical check is lawful
Court of Cassation, Labor Section, Order No. 22094, July 13, 2022.
The dismissal of the employee who refuses to undergo a medical examination ordered by the company before granting new duties must be considered lawful.
Thus, the Supreme Court in its Order No. 22094 of July 13, 2022.
In the case at hand, the Court of Appeal had rejected...