Intercepted with GPS and fired from Coop. But the judge agrees with him and orders compensation

MILAN – In the end, the judge ruled in favor of the employee. The case took place in Veneto, where Coop Alleanza 3.0 had fired a worker after discovering, thanks to a GPS placed in his car, that he had not used the permit granted under Law 104 of 1992 only to assist his mother. The Court of Venice, however, deemed the data from the device “unusable,” requiring the company to reinstate the worker and cover the legal costs, amounting to 7 thousand euros.

The three hours of contested leave

According to Corriere del Veneto , the worker had been employed by the company since 2009 and in 2024 had requested, and obtained, access to the permits provided for by law 104 to be able to assist his mother. In this circumstance, the company decided to place a GPS on his car and discovered that on May 28, June 4 and 5 of last year, the employee had benefited from an hour of leave without going to the woman's house but to his own home. A few days passed and on June 17 he received a letter of complaint, signed by the top management of Coop Alleanza 3.0.

The judge rules in favor of the employee

On June 26, the newspaper reconstructs, the employee is heard at the Cisl headquarters where he explains his reasons but the employer decides to fire him anyway July 3, 2024. Fifteen days later, the worker challenges the provision out of court and on December 4, 2024 he files another appeal in the registry of the labor court of Venice. Where everything changes.

First, the data collected with the GPS installed on the employee's car are contested, considered "unusable ". However, the defense also focuses on the fact that, in those three hours, the man was carrying out activities aimed at assisting his mother . And therefore perfectly in line with what is required by law.