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Employee with a Disability and Dismissal for Exceeding the Sick Leave Period

ByStudio Associato Pagani

Court of Cassation judgment no. 24052/2024 establishes that rigidly applying the sick leave period provided by the CCNL to employees with disabilities constitutes indirect discrimination, rendering the dismissal unlawful, and emphasizes the employer’s obligation to adopt ‘reasonable accommodations’ in case of disability.