DLP Insights

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.

The Court of Rome, with sentence no. 8841 of May 15th, 2012, stated that the suspension - provided for by the Law no. 10/2011 (law which converted the so called “Decreto Milleproroghe”) - until December 31st, 2011 of the new terms of claiming, established by the art. 32 of Law no. 183/2010 (so called “Collegato Lavoro”), is not referred to the flexible contracts (among others, staff leasing contracts, fixed-term contracts and contracts on project basis).

INAIL, with note No. 3341/2012, stated that employers, who have not complied with the regulative deadline of March 16, 2012 concerning the communication of salaries paid in 2011, may regularize their position making the abovementioned declaration within June 18, 2012, thus avoiding the risk of the application of the administrative sanction equal to EUR 770.

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

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 5241/2012, specified that companies which did not execute the risks assessment may not enter into fixed-term contracts.