MILANO – “While appreciating the efforts made by the government, a further effort must be made. We do not agree with the decision to have once again left some categories of workers out of the allowance. The government must remedy this serious gap”. Thus the general secretary of the CISL, Luigi Bar, summarizes what the trade unions remarked in comparison with the Minister of Labor, Andrea Orlando, of this morning. “The distinction in the decree between employers falling within the Cigo perimeter and employers falling within the framework of the ordinary allowance and Cig in derogation, is not reflected in the real situation that is still very serious: we ask that this distinction be eliminated by aligning the reasons and moving forward both the covid fund and the end of the general freeze on layoffs at least until 31 October “. The current plan provides for two staggered deadlines, until June for those with the cash register and until October for those who are out.
Line confirmed by the general secretary of Uil, Pierpaolo Bombers: “As long as there is a social and health crisis of this magnitude, all workers must be protected”. And he details: “We asked Minister Orlando to extend the block on layoffs, also taking into account the fact that, probably, the state of emergency will be extended until July 31. On this point – said the leader Uil – we have registered a position contrary to Confindustria “. “We then asked the Minister to evaluate the obligation for companies to use the 12 weeks of layoffs available to them, before starting any procedure. The positions between the parties are distant – he reiterated – we will see what the Government will decide” .
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In addition to emphasizing this need, the leader of the CGIL, Maurizio Landini, explained that on the extension of the blockade of
redundancies the unions recorded “some resistance from Confindustria and greater availability from Confapi “. Confapi proposed to keep the block until August 31, which cannot be extended, while keeping the Covid redundancy fund at the same time, as explained by the president Maurizio Casasco after the request of the unions.
The secretary of the CGIL also underlined the need to “develop the opportunities of the Fund for new skills to affirm the right to training of male and female workers in the phase of redefining the production and organizational processes of companies” and reiterated “the amendment requests already delivered to the Parliament to the Sostegni decree on allowances and other worker protection measures, which must be strengthened and extended at this stage “.
The discussion with the social partners is “a useful moment to establish how to deal with the next steps starting from the end of the redundancy freeze in June”, he explained instead. Orlando at the edge of the table. “Let’s go ahead with the work that we had already set up on the reform of social safety nets”, he added “:” It is a very important step to give new protections to many workers and also new tools to businesses “.
Regarding the exemption of contributions for self-employed and professionals affected by the crisis, responding in a subsequent parliamentary hearing Orlando explained that “the planned phase of consultation and discussion with the institutional subjects has ended” on the implementing decree and has undertaken to “monitor the process to arrive in a short time ‘adoption”. He then confirmed that measures are being studied for incentivize hiring of unemployed with stable employment contracts in the phase of resumption of activities after the emergency and recalled that 11 thousand recruitments are expected in the employment centers during the year: “It is essential to strengthen them by overcoming delays and criticalities”.
The Minister of Tourism, Massimo, spoke about reopening and return to activity Garavaglia: “Perhaps there will be an anticipation from 1 July to 15 June” of the holding of conferences and congresses and trade fairs, he explained by replying to questions for immediate response in the Productive Activities Commission in the Chamber. Idea confirmed by Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, during the first fashion table that took place today at Mise, he committed himself to the theme of openings: “The proposal to allow the opening of stores also in the red zone with the possibility of entering only by appointment and anticipating that of the fairs is right to June 15. I will bring the proposals to the CDM “.
As for the theme parks, which will reopen from 1 July, Garavaglia added, “in my opinion this is not good, we will try to speed up this opening in safety”. He then assured that “in the Sostegni bis decree there will be various initiatives in support of the sector” and that the ministry’s objective is “to support the amendment of the Sostegni 1 decree which provides for an extension of the validity of the voucher from 18 to 24 months and also the provision that, with the consent of the parties, the voucher can be transferred to the travel agency or issued directly to the latter in the event that the payment or booking has been made by the same agency “.
A push to do more for female employment came from the “Women for Salvation” network, which wrote to the government: “The main way to increase female employment is a massive investment in social infrastructures: crèches, local health services, structures for the assistance of the elderly, the disabled, people in need, universal care vouchers, activities and services to combat violence against women, including anti-violence centers and homes shelter. The resources for nursery schools currently do not even cover 33% of children “. According to the network,” at least 5 billion are needed for the assistance of the elderly and disabled, while the funds for female entrepreneurs should at least triple , compared to those allocated to date (800 million euros) “.
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