Fiat, car manufacturer giant, wanted to sack its employee who was caught watching pornographic DVDs on his personal computer during lunch break in his shift. The incident had taken place at a Fiat factory in Termini Immerse in Sicily in 2008. A search of his locker revealed two other pornographic DVDs.
The worker was found watching the porn in an electricity supply room on the factory floor. The stretched legal case began in 2010 when a court in Sicily upheld Fiat’s decision to dismiss the man. But the judgment was overturned in 2011 by a court of appeal in Palermo, the regional capital, and its decision has now been confirmed by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court ruled that the worker was free to do whatever he wanted on his lunch break and should not have been fired. Judges in Rome said that the employee had enjoyed “just a glimpse of the film during a lunch break” and that it had not interfered with the rest of his shift.
However, in another case, the court in Rome, gave verdict in Fiat’s favour. In that case, an employee working at Fiat’s factory in Turin was caught smoking marijuana during his lunch break. The judges upheld the company’s right to sack him.This means, in Italy, watching pornography is not an offense, but employees should not smoke during lunch break.
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