Press Release: Judgment in Joined Cases C-362/13, C-363/13, and C-407/13. Maurizio Fiamingo v Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA, Leonardo Zappalà v Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA and Francesco Rotondo and Others v Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA

By setting a maximum period of one year for successive fixed-term contracts for seafarers and by laying down a penalty in the event of misuse of such contracts, Italian law complies with the principles of EU law.

National courts must carry out an assessment in each case to satisfy themselves that such contracts are not misused by employers.