Constitutional Court: the mere compensation remedy in collective redundancies is lawful
Italian employment law currently provides for two different regimes when it comes to remedies for violation of rules on selection criteria in collective redundancies: reinstatement for employees hired before March 7, 2015; and a financial compensation, ranging from 6 to 36 months of pay for employees hired since March 7, 2015. In Judgment No. 7 dated January 22, 2024, the provision of different sanctions for the same violation, depending only on the date of hire, has been deemed lawful by the Constitutional Court, as it appears not to violate the principle of equality.
