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16 May 2014 • Insights

LABOUR DECREE: THE GOVERNMENT USES THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE (IL SOLE 24 ORE, MAY 13, 2014, PAGE 13)

The Ministry of Parliamentary Relations, Maria Elena Boschi, announced that the government will resort again to the question of confidence in order to obtain the approval without amendments by Camera dei deputati.

9 May 2014 • Insights

LABOUR DECREE CLOSE TO FINAL APPROVAL (IL SOLE 24 ORE, 8 MAGGIO 2014, PAGG. 1, 2, 3)

The amended decree obtained the second vote of confidence by the Senate. Now it has to obtain the definitive approval by the “Camera dei deputati”.

9 May 2014 • Insights

NEW FUNDS TO ENCOURAGE THE HIRING OF YOUNG PEOPLE (IL SOLE 24 ORE, MAY 8, 2014 , PAGE 40)

The European Commission is releasing the refinancing process provided by the Law Decree 76/2013, which provides an incentive for the hiring of young people with open ended contract by providing funds of EUR 794 million exclusively in favor of the central-northern regions.

2 May 2014 • Insights

Court of Cassation: the agent may not claim the payment of commissions in case he has lost the commercial area (Il Sole 24 Ore, April 30, 2014, page 41)

Court of Cassation, with judgment no. 9226/2014, specified that once the agent disregarded the exclusivity of the area assigned he/she is not entitled to claim the payment of commissions regarding bargains concluded by the company - directly or through other agents - in such area.

2 May 2014 • Insights

TAX AUTHORITY: TERMINATION INDEMNITY OF THE AGENCY RELATIONSHIP IN COMPLIANCE WITH EU REQUIREMENTS (IL SOLE 24 ORE, APRIL 26, 2014, PAGE 14.)

The Tax Authority gave the green light to deducing the accrual of the termination indemnity of the agency relationship, in all its figures (such as the termination indemnity so called Firr, the customer supplementary indemnity and the merit-based indemnity).

25 April 2014 • Insights

INSPECTIONS ON COMPANIES ADMITTED SPECIAL REDUNDANCY FUND (ITALIA OGGI, APRIL 22, 2014, PAGE 31)

The Ministry of Labour, with the note no. 9761/2014, provided for the guidelines for inspections in the companies admitted to restructuring and reorganization programs (Special Redundancy Fund, so called “CIGS”).

25 April 2014 • Insights

Court of Cassation: amounts due by the employer in compliance with a settlement agreement are subject to social security contributions (Il Sole 24 Ore, April 24, 2014, page 42)

Court of Cassation, with judgment no. 9180 of April 23, 2014, moving away from a previous case law guidance (judgments no. 49/1997 and no. 6923/1996), stated that amounts paid by the employer are not exempted from social security contributions just because paid in compliance with a settlement agreement.

18 April 2014 • Insights

LABOUR COMMISSION: AMENDMENTS ON THE FIXED TERM CONTRACT AND THE APPRENTICESHIP (ITALIA OGGI, APRIL 17, 2014, PAGE 31)

The Law Decree 34/2014, in examination by the standing parliamentary commission, will be voted from Tuesday, April 22.