DLP Insights

Starting from September 13, 2011 the employer can no longer require to the employee the sending of the health certificate paper copy but he has to examine the mentioned employees’ certificates through INPS’ services only.

Article 18, paragraph 2, Law By Decree No. 98/2011, repealed paragraph 10-bis of Article 19, Law By Decree No. 185/2008 which provided for the extension of the mobility allowance also to the employees not entitled to the ordinary treatments ex Article 7, Law No. 223/1991.

The Council of Ministers approved the Decree of the President of the Republic of July 28th, 2011 which introduces measures in order to enlarge the health and safety protection of employees who perform the working activity in workplaces entailing risks concerning the evolvement of highly injurious substances or of gases, such as silos, cisterns, wells (so called “confined environments”).

Legislative Decree July 7, 2011, No 121, named "Implementation of Directive 2008/99/EC on the criminal protection of the environment, and Directive 2009/123/EC amending Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and introduction of penalties for violations", has been published in the Official Gazette, General Series No 177, on August 1, 2011.

The Legislative Decree on leaves, absences and permits was published in the Official Gazette number 173 on July 27th, 2011. The purpose of the decree, according to its Article 1, is also to “rationalize and simplify the documents to be sent” in order to enjoy leaves from work and, to this end, the maternity leave is made more flexible.