What is it about?

This article analyses the judgment of the Italian Constitutional Court on a the prohibition for elder employees in the public sector to retain their employment even after their retirement age in need for an alleged intergenerational turn-over and budget limitations

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Why is it important?

This article highlights the Constitutional protection of social rights in times of austerity.

Perspectives

This article may contribute to the international debate on the efficacy of social rights and the need to reflect on social implications of the implementation of austerity measures

Senior Lecturer Vincenzo Pietrogiovanni
Lunds Universitet

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This page is a summary of: Retention in Service of Public Employees: Italian Constitutional Court on Elder Workers’ Entitlement and Need for Intergenerational Turnover, International Labor Rights Case Law, April 2017, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/24056901-00302013.
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