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MEP Ilaria Salis ordered to pay over 300,000 euros in damages to former staff

From ANSA · () Italian

Translated from Italian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Italian MEP Ilaria Salis has been ordered by a labor court in Milan to pay over 300,000 euros to two former collaborators.
  • The court found Salis terminated their contracts early without just cause.
  • Salis did not appear in court, failing to provide proof of a valid reason for dismissal.

A Milan labor court has ordered Italian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Ilaria Salis to pay more than 300,000 euros in damages to two former collaborators. The court ruled that Salis prematurely terminated their contracts without a just cause.

The decision by Judge Franco Caroleo of the Milan Labor Court came after the two former assistants filed a lawsuit. Their legal representatives, Francesca Verdura, Tiziana Laratta, and Sergio Romanotto, argued that the dismissals were unlawful.

The ruling, which was filed on March 10, stated that Salis, as the employer, bore the burden of proof to demonstrate a just cause for the contract terminations. However, Salis was declared "contumace," meaning she did not appear in the proceedings and therefore failed to meet this burden of proof. Consequently, the court affirmed the "non-existence of a just cause" for the dismissals.

The case highlights a significant financial penalty for the MEP, stemming from employment disputes with her former staff.

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Originally published by ANSA in Italian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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