Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Italy: a ruling by the Supreme Court of Cassation on the right for workers to suspend activity when working conditions are unsafe Italy: a ruling by the Supreme Court of Cassation on the right for workers to suspend activity when working conditions are unsafe A ruling by the Supreme Court of Cassation, made public on 19 January 2016 affirms the legitimacy of workers to temporarily suspend their activities if their employer cannot guarantee safety conditions at work as well as obliging the employer to pay workers for the period when their activities were suspended. Through . Published on 28 January 2016 à 12h12 - Update on 02 February 2016 à 8h21 Resources The Supreme Court examined a case concerning a group of workers at a Fiat plant who in 2008 had stopped working after an incident on an assembly line where a car door fell off the line. Other doors had fallen off previously. Given that this was indeed the umpteenth time,… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
