Insights

Law no. 92/2012, containing “Provisions on the labor market reform in a development perspective”, has been issued on the Ordinary Supplement no. 136 to the Official Gazette of July 3, 2012.

The labor market reform provides a new regulation concerning the loss of the economic treatments for income support, both during and afterwards the working relationship.

The big novelty for the employers referred to the “flexibility in entrance” regards the fixed-term contracts.

The Bill of the labor market reform has been approved yesterday at the Chamber: 393 favorable votes, 74 opposite votes and 46 abstentions.

INAIL, with note No. 3760/2012, has clarified that the social security contribution irregularity for the obtainment of the so called “DURC” cannot be declared if the company was not primarily invited to the regularization, giving a period of 15 days.

The Ministry of Employment, with the answer to the question no. 16/2012, specified that the request of compliance advice to the bilateral authorities does not represent an obligation for the employer but a chance and a guarantee on the proper drafting of the individual training plan.

The maximum limit for tax reduction, stated by Article 33, paragraph 12, of the Law No. 183/2011 (so-called “Legge di stabilità 2012”) in EUR 835 million, caused the lowering of the salary maximum amount of the private sector employee involved in the benefit, which decreases to EUR 30 thousand of annual gross salary and to EUR 2.5 thousand of maximum limit.

Senate approved yesterday the bill on the labour law reform, with 231 favorable votes, 33 not favorable votes and 9 abstensions.