The Supreme clarifies: a dismissal for theft in a business is legal even if there is a criminal acquittal

The Supreme Court has established an important precedent in its recent judgement 114/2025, stressing that a criminal acquittal in the charge of theft does not imply the automatic annulment of a disciplinary dismissal for lack of trust of the company in the worker. This ruling, which deals with a proceeding for the theft of goods, strengthens the autonomy between the criminal and labour jurisdictions, clarifying that the first does not condition …