ROME. Thirteen weeks of additional Covid cash, from 1 July to the end of September, for companies that sign a specific agreement with trade unions and which belong to sectors still in crisis, identified by ministerial decree of the ministries of labor and economic development, with simultaneous freezing of dismissal procedures.
This is the main proposal on which the Democratic Party is aiming to modify the Sostegni-bis decree and selectively extend the stop to layoffs. The amendment was deposited in the Budget Committee of the Chamber.
“It is constitutional” the hypothesis of maintaining the blocking of dismissals only for certain sectors and sectors, the so-called ‘selective block’ that even the Minister of Labor Andrea Orlando considers a “possible” path. This is the opinion expressed by the constitutionalist and deputy dem Stefano Ceccanti who adds that the choices “must be reasonable and motivated choices: since it is reasonable to treat different situations differently, if there are sectors where there is a particular difficulty then it is reasonable to block only those sectors “. «Equality – continues Ceccanti in his reasoning – does not mean that you must necessarily treat everyone in the same way, it depends on the reasonableness of different situations. Based on objective data. Then the choices can be subject to a scrutiny of reasonableness, but in itself it is not unreasonable to foresee a selective release ».
So the government has discretion in intervening with modulations on the blocking of layoffs? «It is a political choice: if there are sectors in particular difficulties that require particular protection unlike others, and that maybe can start again after a while, then this has its own reasonableness. It is not that things must be done either for everyone or for anyone, there can be differentiated treatments on the basis of a reasonable political choice ». In conclusion, can there be gradualities, inclusions or exclusions based on the parameter of reasonableness? “Exactly, and this point of view is quite peaceful among the constitutionalists despite their differences.”