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15 August 2014 • Insights

INPS: BENEFITS FOR 2012 (IL SOLE 24 ORE, AUGUST 7, 2014, PAGE 32)

INPS, with circular no. 98 of August 6, 2014, stated that the applications for benefits provided for the recruitment of unemployed that took place in 2012, should be submitted by September 30, 2014.

15 August 2014 • Insights

COMPLETION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR BEING ENTITLED TO BENEFIT ASPI (IL SOLE 24 ORE, AUGUST 12, 2014, PAGE 30)

INPS, with communication issued on its website, specified that unemployment indemnity timeframes are not considered in the calculation of the threshold for the completion of the contributive requirement, set for by law, for being entitled to benefit ASPI.

1 August 2014 • Insights

AGENTS OF INDUSTRIAL SECTOR: RENEWAL OF THE COLLECTIVE ECONOMIC AGREEMENT (IL SOLE 24 ORE, JULY 31, 2014, PAGE 33)

The renewal of the collective economic agreement for agents and representatives of the industrial sector was signed on July 30, 2014.

1 August 2014 • Insights

Fixed term contracts: first guidelines of Labour Ministry (Il Sole 24 Ore, July 31, 2014, page 33)

Labour Ministry, with note no. 18/14 of July 30, provided for first operational guidelines on the news introduced by Law Decree no. 34/2014 regarding fixed term contracts, staff leasing and apprenticeship.

4 July 2014 • Insights

Exceptional Redundancy Fund: agreements up to 8 months (Il Sole 24 Ore, June 28, 2014, page 4)

On June 27, 2014, the Ministry of Labour asked Regions and Autonomous Provinces in 2014 not to reach agreements in 2014 for Exceptional Redundancy Fund (so called “CIG in deroga”) with a duration higher than eight months.

4 July 2014 • Insights

Leaves according to Law 104/92 to relatives of third degree (Il Sole 24 Ore, July 1, 2014, page 33)

Three days paid leaves per month to look after relatives with serious disability can be asked also for relatives and relatives in-law until third degree if the disabled person has not a spouse or parents who can look after him/her.

27 June 2014 • Insights

EXECUTIVES: OUTSIDE FIXED TERM CONTRACTS THRESHOLD (IL SOLE 24 ORE, JUNE 21, 2014, PAGE 19)

Fixed term contracts entered into with Executives do not account as regards the 20% threshold, introduced by the so-called "Jobs Act".

27 June 2014 • Insights

COLLECTIVE DISMISSALS: AFTER THE JUDGMENT OF EU COURT OF JUSTICE, AMENDMENT OF THE LAW 223/91 (IL SOLE 24 ORE, JUNE 24, 2014, PAGE 41)

Collective dismissals are governed by Law 223/91, which excludes from its application Executives (“Dirigenti” in the Italian parlance), according to art. 4 par. 9. Not only the legislator, but case-law and legal doctrine as well considered that collective dismissals discipline is not applicable to Executives, due to the peculiarity of the employment relationship, based on a strong trustworthy bond between them and the employer and the not applicability of the restrictive dismissals rules provided for by Law 604/66.