Data on Judicial Decisions on Individual Layoffs in Italy

This Dataset has been constructed on the base of information originally collected by the Italian Statistic Institute (ISTAT).

The source ISTAT-MACIS will have to be cited, together with the paper for which the dataset was originally built: Mario Macis – “Il mercato del lavoro e la giurisprudenza in materia di licenziamenti (Italia, 1989-1998)”, Diritto delle Relazioni Industriali, N.2 2001.

Description of the Data. The ISTAT-MACIS data refer to litigations in which: a) the principal object of the litigation is the extinction of a job relationship; b) the plaintiff is a private individual; c) the defendant is a private firm; All judges decisions are at the “primo grado” level. For further information see Mario Macis – “Il mercato del lavoro e la giurisprudenza in materia di licenziamenti (Italia, 1989-1998)”, Diritto delle Relazioni Industriali, N.2 2001.

Credits: FRDB wishes to thank Mario Macis for making his data available to the Fondazione users