For years, it was an almost automatic path: an agreement with the company, an incentive for departure, and immediate access to NASpI, Italy’s unemployment benefit. Now, however, this long-standing understanding has been significantly disrupted, and for many employees, the final outcome could be vastly different from what they anticipated.
A recent decision by Italy’s Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) is challenging an equilibrium that seemed firmly consolidated, precisely as large companies continue to utilize such incentivized exit strategies.
