The Chamber of Deputies has finally approved the “Mille proroghe” Decree

At the sitting of 23 February 2017, the Chamber of Deputies finally approved Draft Law C. 4304 for conversion into law, with amendments, related to the Law Decree no. 244 dated 30 December 2016, bearing the extension and definition of terms (the so-called “One thousand extensions decree”) Regarding labour law, the measure in question, among others, establishes:

(i)         deferment of one year, from 1 January 2017 to 1 January 2018, on the obligation of telematic archiving of the single labour book at the Ministry of Labour; (ii) an extension of six months, from 12 April 2017 to 12 October of the obligation to report accidents only for statistical purposes with absence from work of at least one day (excluding that of the event), established by article 18, paragraph 1, letter r) of Legislative Decree. no. 81/2008; (iii) deferment of one year, from 1 January 2017 to 1 January 2018, of the obligation to hire a disabled employee for companies employing from 15 to 35 employees; (iv) authorization during 2017 for companies operating in a segment under complex industrial conditions – within a spending limit of Euro 117 million under an agreement signed at the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, with the presence of the Ministry of Economic Development and the region concerned – to access an additional extraordinary wage subsidy up to a 12-month limit. This making an exception to the maximum limits established by regulations issued on the subject matter, or alias the provision introduced by the decree amending the Jobs Act for 2016.