DLP Insights

INPS, with message No. 8447/2012, stated that the doubling of the prescription period, from five to ten years, for the recovery of the unpaid social security contributions is applicable only if the complaint occurs within five years from the expiry thereof.

Law Decree no. 57 of 12th May 2012, issued on the Official Gazette no. 111/2012, confirmed the validity for further 6 months of the simplified procedures regarding the assessment of the risks for the companies which staffed with up to 10 employees.

Court of Cassation, with the decree no. 6721 of 4th May 2012, as opposed to the previous case-law orientation stated from the United Sections of the Supreme Court, specified that, in order to challenge the collection notice issued on a measure notified by mistake, it is necessary to trigger a formal claim challenging the both deeds.

The Labor Ministry, with the note no. 5509/2012, intervened in the conflict against work for which no earnings are declared (so called “black work”) - whom discipline has been recently modified by the Law no. 83/2010 - specifying that the spontaneous complaint of the employment relationship may avoid the related sanctions.

The Supreme Court, with the sentence no. 6588 of 30th April 2012, stated that the invalidity pensions may be converted to retirements only if there are the relevant requirements.