Employee participation in European companies: European Works Councils
19 February 2026
The European regulatory framework actively promotes employee participation in company life, acknowledging its importance towards constructive social dialogue and economic change. Over the years, a system of information and consultation rights for employees within companies operating at a European level has been developed, along with a framework of sanctions for employers’ conduct that hinders the […]
Permits under Law no. 104/1992: general regulation and recent judgements
27 November 2025
Italian Law no. 104/1992 introduced the possibility for public and private workers to take paid leaves to care for family members with disabilities. Over time, case law has specified the correct use of these permits, determining which connected activities are allowes as well as those that may feature an abuse of such a benefit. Italian […]Between employee negligence and insubordination: the case of the security guard
25 September 2025
With order no. 23565 of August 19th, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court confirmed the legitimacy of the dismissal for cause of a security guard who, on several occasions, disregarded his employer's instructions on the correct use of service equipment. Said conduct, which was repeated and deliberate, does not constitute mere negligence, but a form of […]Nature of the dismissal due to employee’s unfitness for work
14 April 2023
The law provides for several cases in which employees must undergo a company medical examination to confirm their physical fitness to perform the tasks assigned under the employment contract. But what are the consequences if such confirmation is never released? Below is a brief analysis of the employer's alternatives when its employees no longer hold […]Network contract and double-employer regime
28 November 2022
Many companies work together daily on the same projects and through the same employees, so much so that it is not unlike that they all end up identifying as one. Such possibility is provided according to different terms and conditions and regulations to comply with within the so-called “double employer regime”; this article intends to […]