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The 4th Penal Section of the Cassation Court has established that the “contractor” employer shall be liable for accidents of its employees if it has not informed them of the dangers and measures to avoid them and if it has not monitored to ensure that such measures have not been applied.
INAIL (National institute for insurance against injuries at work) has published circular letter no. 43/09 with which it describes the operating procedures for communicating the information on Workers’ Safety Representatives (RLS).
Law no. 94/09 was published in the ordinary supplement of the Italian Official Gazette no. 170 of 24 July 2009.
A decree of the Ministry of Labour dated 29 June 2009 changed the procedure for applying for this special redundancy fund in the event of a company crisis consequent to a “sudden and unexpected event”.
Social security contribution reliefs on performance bonuses for 2009 are still unavailable.
The General Department for the inspection activity of the Welfare, Labor and Health Ministry, with deed no. 69 of 10 September 2009, clarified that those employees who have been hired with apprenticeship agreements are entitled to receive, at the same time, the additional contribution called “piccola solidarietà” as well as the extraordinary pay addition treatment.
As of 20 August 2009 some new obligations and procedures for risk assessment and for completion of the required documentation become effective.
The Supreme Italian Court, decision n. 1778 of 30 July 2009, has assessed that in case of potential redundancies the employer is entitled to impose vacation periods even for long lasting periods.
