Insights

With the publication on “Official Gazette” no. 133/2013 of the Ministerial Decree of March 29, 2013, it was implemented the regulation stated in the paragraph 19, article 2 of the Law 92/2012. The mentioned rule gives the possibility for the beneficiary of the monthly treatment Aspi or mini Aspi to request the payment of the indemnity in a unique solution for financing or developing a new full time self-employment.

The National Work Accident Insurance Institute (so called “INAIL”), with note no. 27/2013, confirmed the extension of the reductions introduced by the “stability” Law 2012 even to INAIL contributions for the contracts with trainees entered into from January 1, 2012 up to December 31, 2016.

The intervention put in place by the Government for refinancing the Special Redundancy Fund (so called “Cassa Integrazione Guadagni in deroga”) does not affect the resources available for the tax reduction of productivity incomes in the year 2013; it affects, however, the fund for the tax reliefs concerning the social security contributions of productivity agreements which will have to be implemented and regulated by decree of the Ministry of Labour.

The National Institute for Social Security (so called “INPS”), with note no. 77 of May 13, 2013, provided some clarifications about the recognition of daily indemnity of illness and parental leave for the employees enrolled in INPS Special Fund.

The employee, reinstated by the Court, must not be transferred in different premises from the ones where he/she worked at the time of employment termination, unless the employer does not demonstrate the existence of technical, productive or organizational needs, which makes the change of the work place necessary.

The Inter-union Agreement, signed on April 24, between Confindustria, on the one hand, and the three main trade union associations (Cgil, Cisl e Uil), on the other, allows companies without internal trade unions to enter into agreements concerning tax reduction in order to apply tax reduction for performance incomes in the measure of 10% for the activity exceeding the ordinary working hours.

The Ministry of Labour, with note no. 7258 dated April 22, 2013, specified that the national collective agreement may introduce derogatory disciplines to the jointly liability but only for wages treatments.

On April 22, the Ministry of Labour publicized the vademecum that represents the summary of the meeting between the General Direction of Ministry Inspective Activity and the National Council of Labour Consultants that took place on February 7 and 8, 2013.