DID YOU KNOW THAT… as from 1 January 2017 ordinary redundancy no longer exists?

As from 1 January 2017 ordinary redundancy has ceased to exist, as set forth by section 2, paragraph 71 of Law no. 92/2012 (the so-called Fornero Law). This means that as from 1 January 2017, the redundancy procedure has become a collective dismissal procedure, while the trade-union consultation procedure has remained unchanged, and a dismissal co-payment has replaced the contribution for admission to redundancy. This also means that the benefits set forth by Law no. 223/1991 for recruiting staff, extending and changing the type of relationship of workers on the availability lists no longer exist. However, the benefits for the recruitment of workers who receive the NaSPI (Social Insurance for Employment) compensation are available.