Court allows meal voucher claim for workers on shift times overlapping with lunch/dinner windows due to commute delays.

The Supreme Court of Cassation allowed the appeal filed by a railway employee against a lower court ruling that denied her meal vouchers. The employee argued that collective agreements guaranteed vouchers when work shifts coincided with standard meal times, regardless of whether she could reach home or a company canteen. The court overturned the appellate decision because it incorrectly excluded rights based on the existence of a canteen, failing to recognize the statutory obligation to provide vouchers when shifts prevent meal consumption at home. Consequently, the case was remanded to the Court of Appeal of Palermo for a new trial applying the correct legal interpretation.