In Italy, according to art. 28, Legislative Decree no. 81\/08, the burden of assessing the working conditions in which the employees are operating falls on the employer, so as to reduce or prevent the risks that could degenerate into occupational diseases due to work-related stress.<\/p>\n
Stress has a negative impact on a professional and personal level.<\/p>\n
In the first case it affects business productivity, in the second case it reflects negatively on the individual\u2019s personal life and relationships, and also on his\/her health conditions, since it could even result in accidents at work.<\/p>\n
De-skilling, downgrading, improper transfer and any conduct by the employer towards an employee characterized by unfairness and injustice may cause significant damage to the latter\u2019s physical and mental integrity.<\/p>\n
Italian Scholars and case law have recently classified part of the aforementioned (illegitimate and unfair) conducts as a specific legal and factual model situation of employer\u2019s behaviour, the so-called \u201cstraining\u201d<\/em> that \u2012despite showing some similarities with \u201cmobbing\u201d <\/em>(i.e. harassment)\u2012 differs from it for the way in which the vexatious action is perpetrated.<\/p>\n