Insights

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

More time for the corrections of the non-essential data of the mandatory communications to “Centro per l’Impiego”.

INPS, with message No. 8447/2012, stated that the doubling of the prescription period, from five to ten years, for the recovery of the unpaid social security contributions is applicable only if the complaint occurs within five years from the expiry thereof.

Law Decree no. 57 of 12th May 2012, issued on the Official Gazette no. 111/2012, confirmed the validity for further 6 months of the simplified procedures regarding the assessment of the risks for the companies which staffed with up to 10 employees.

The Labor Ministry, with the note no. 5509/2012, intervened in the conflict against work for which no earnings are declared (so called “black work”) - whom discipline has been recently modified by the Law no. 83/2010 - specifying that the spontaneous complaint of the employment relationship may avoid the related sanctions.

The bill concerning the labor market reform has been approved by the financial committee.

The Labor Ministry, in the consultation no. 9/2012, answers to the national committee of the labor consultants specifying that, in case of company transfer, in the calculation of the length of the employment relationship (which is essential requirement to benefit from safety valves), it is taken into account the seniority accrued within the company in which the employee works.

The art. 2, par. 5 bis, of the Fiscal Decree no. 16/2012, replaces the par. 28 of the art. 35 of the Law Decree no. 223/2006, extending also to the employer the jointly liability between contractor and subcontractors with reference to the payments to the Treasury of the income tax (so called “Irpef”) withholdings on the subordinate employment and of the VAT due on the performances of the contract work.