Insights

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.

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 9073/13, stated that the missed reinstatement of the employee unlawfully terminated has to be indemnified by the employer with a pecuniary sanction equal to 20% of the wages to be paid by way of damages.

The deadline for creating and adapting the bilateral solidarity funds, that in the ratio of Fornero Reform should safeguard the coverage of the ordinary layoff procedure (CIG) in all the sectors where it is not provided, is set on July 18, 2013.

The Ministry of Labour and Welfare State, with note no. 15/2013, has explained that the right of benefiting of the tax reduction for performance incomes in the measure of 10% (requirements of which have been set by the Decree of Prime Minister no. 75 published on the “Official Gazette” on March 29) takes effect from the date of the individual or territorial agreements undersigned. So it’s not necessary the registration at the Territorial Department (or Direction) of Labour in charge.