Worldwide: Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

The Italian Supreme Court has drawn a clear line between unlawful dismissals and offensive dismissals in a landmark ruling.

La Corte di Cassazione ha stabilito un principio fondamentale in materia di licenziamento disciplinare: il fatto contestato al lavoratore deve essere valutato autonomamente rispetto al giudizio penale.

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 High Court has again acknowledged that a no-fault dismissal, meaning termination without cause, is permitted in law, provided there are no underlying reasons such as misconduct issues...

The new financial year is approaching on 6 April 2026 and coincides with the introduction of updated statutory employment rates and limits along with the introduction of paid miscarriage leave...

Termination of employment in Cyprus is primarily regulated by the Termination of Employment Law (Law 24/1967), supplemented by additional employment legislation and case law.

Besides having exclusive competence to hear and decide on other matters falling under article 75 (1) of the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (CAP 452)...

On the surface, it is understandable how an employer might consider that an employee who has not turned up to work for a prolonged period of time could be considered to have abandoned their employment.

Streitigkeiten um Annahmeverzugslohnansprüche bleiben weiterhin im Fokus der arbeitsgerichtlichen Rechtsprechung.