Italy's Council of Ministers has approved a comprehensive labour reform package introducing three-year incentives for hiring young people and women, enhanced contribution relief in Special Economic Zones...

The Court of Cassation's Joint Sections has issued a landmark ruling clarifying the procedural rights of employees who are dismissed while lacking mental capacity to understand or respond to their termination. This decision addresses a critical gap in Italian employment law by establishing new time limits for challenging dismissals when workers are unable to comprehend the legal consequences of their termination. The ruling balances employee protection against employer certainty in dismissal proceedings.

The Italian Supreme Court has ruled on the evidentiary value of medical examiner reports in disciplinary dismissal cases involving employee unavailability during medical check visits.

COVID-19 continues to pose new questions for employers, and some of those relate to testing, vaccination, health and safety for longer term remote working and work-life balance.

In Italy, as in every other country in the world without exception, there is a gender pay gap. Access to the labour market is the starting point, but during employment, women face all kinds of barriers to progress.

When a serious work accident occurs, there are certain steps you can take to help reduce the harm and smooth what will...

La Cassazione stabilisce che il licenziamento disciplinare comunicato via e-mail ordinaria è valido se rispetta la forma scritta, anche se il CCNL prevede altre modalità trasmissive.

The Court of Cassation has ruled on the permissible limits of salary reductions during employee annual leave periods. While remuneration during holidays should generally maintain comparable income levels to normal working periods, the court established that certain allowances may be lawfully excluded, provided the pay difference is minimal enough to avoid deterring employees from exercising their right to take annual leave.

The Italian Court of Cassation has ruled that employers may assess disciplinary actions independently of criminal proceedings, establishing that factual conduct damaging workplace trust can justify dismissal even when criminal charges result in acquittal. This landmark decision addresses the autonomy of employment law from criminal law in cases involving employee misconduct and breach of fiduciary duty.

The Court of Cassation has ruled on the validity of disciplinary dismissals communicated through standard email rather than traditional methods specified in collective agreements. This decision clarifies whether employers must strictly adhere to notification methods outlined in collective bargaining agreements or if alternative communication channels can satisfy legal requirements for terminating employment relationships.

COVID-19 continues to pose new questions for employers, and some of those relate to testing, vaccination, health and safety for longer term remote working and work-life balance.

Italy's Data Protection Authority has issued a warning regarding an AI-powered plug-in system designed to analyze work-related stress through sentiment analysis of employee messages. The ruling addresses whether employers can access information about employees' emotional well-being and psychological stress, even when the stated purpose is preventive healthcare. This decision establishes important boundaries for workplace monitoring technologies that collect sensitive psychological data about workers.

La Corte di Cassazione ha stabilito importanti principi sulla retribuzione durante le ferie annuali, chiarendo quando è legittima l'esclusione di alcune indennità normalmente corrisposte. L'ordinanza n. 18529 del 2026 definisce i limiti entro cui la riduzione retributiva nel periodo feriale può essere considerata lecita, bilanciando il diritto del lavoratore con le esigenze organizzative.

The Court of Cassation has recently confirmed that the ‘abusive' use of leave to care for disabled family members, as referred to in Article 33, par. 3 of Italian Law no. 104 of 1992, not only justifies dismissal...

With its order dated 19 May 2021, issued at the end of an interlocutory judgment, the Court of Modena held that suspension from work and pay of two non-vaccinated healthcare operators was lawful.

The Italian National Social Security Authority has issued new operational guidance on replacement hiring arrangements during parental leave periods. Employers with fewer than 20 employees may now extend fixed-term contracts for replacement workers beyond the original employee's return, while maintaining significant social security contribution benefits. These clarifications address practical implementation questions surrounding the 2026 Budget Law's provisions on maternity and paternity leave replacements.

The Italian insurance sector has reached a landmark agreement on collective bargaining that balances economic improvements with progressive workplace policies. The renewal introduces significant salary increases and one-off payments while pioneering provisions on artificial intelligence governance, work-life balance, and employee protection in an evolving digital workplace.

The Italian Social Security Body has issued Instruction no. 16/2020 on soft transition regarding social security issues after Brexit.

The European Union is set to implement a groundbreaking directive that will fundamentally reshape how digital platform work is regulated across member states. This new legislative framework extends employment protections...

La Corte di Cassazione ha stabilito che il verbale del medico fiscale fa piena prova solo dei fatti direttamente constatati, non delle interpretazioni. Le diciture come "sconosciuto/irreperibile" possono...