The social cushion discounted until 31 March extends to a wide range: to a large part of the tertiary sector and business services, but also to various industrial sectors (food, textiles, wood, metals). A mini extension arrives for workers hired indefinitely by the employment agencies, the limit of use for 24 months at the same company moves from 30 September to 31 December 2022 (however, it is not canceled, as agreed with the government, causing an immediate outcry by Assolavoro and trade unions, worried about the 100,000 jobs put at risk by the turnover). During the night, the extension of the simplified legislation on smart working, also announced by the executive and highly anticipated by companies in view of the deadline of March 31 of the state of emergency, jumps (the government is ready to recover the standard in the first useful regulatory vehicle, perhaps Thursday in DL Covid).
These are the main innovations on the labor front of the Sostegni ter decree, after the go-ahead in the committee on Monday night, and the arrival on Wednesday in the Senate Chamber (the government could put the trust). With an additional funding of just over 22 million, the number of Ateco codes that will be able to request the discounted shock absorber is considerably increased. About sixty new ones are added, ranging from the Ho.re.ca supply chain (wholesale trade linked to the hotel industry) to rapid repair services, just to name a few. In practice, all these sectors, until March 31, will be able to access the subsidy (Fis or Cig) without paying the additional contribution.
For those who fall within the scope of the Cig, the additional 9,12,15% will not be paid based on the use of the wage supplement treatment. On the other hand, those to whom the FIS applies, which the reform of social safety nets in force since January by Minister Orlando has extended to all micro-enterprises in the service sector, will not pay 4% of the lost wages. Article 7 of the Sostegni ter provides that the employers of the sectors provided for by the Ateco codes (old and new), from 1 January to 31 March, who suspend or reduce their working activity pursuant to the legislative decree of 14 September 2015, no. . 148, are exempt from paying the additional contribution. This on the Cig is a first step, one would be thinking about a discounted Cig for all sectors affected by price increases and the war in Ukraine that are stopping production.
Administration jobs, the jungle of rules
As for temporary workers, we are in the presence of a succession of contradictory rules and interpretations. In the aftermath of the Dignity decree, in July 2018, the Ministry of Labor clarified with a circular that, in the event of permanent employment of temporary workers by employment agencies, the limits identified by the Decree (duration, reason, etc.) did not find application. Then, with the law converting the August 2020 decree, the effectiveness was limited to 31 December 2021. Last year, with an amendment to the tax decree, the deadline was postponed to 30 September, and today to 31 December.
The Undersecretary for Labor, Tiziana Nisini (Lega), intends to reconvene the table at the ministry to find a definitive solution. «It is a bad sign – comments the president of Assolavoro, Alessandro Ramazza – because it precarious contracts that are currently stable, perseveres in determining uncertainty for over 100 thousand people. The companies are already reorganizing the plans and many workers risk losing a permanent contract due to a problem created and renewed by the legislator ”.