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23 December 2011 • Insights

INPS: THE CERTIFICATION CONCERNING THE PENSION RIGHT ATTAINMENT IS NOT NECESSARY

INPS, with message No. 24126/2011, clarified that the pension right attainment according to the provisions in force before the coming into effect of the Legislative Decree No. 201/2011 (so-called “Save Italy Decree”) is subject to the accrual, within December 31st, 2011, of age and contributive seniority requirements provided for by the previous regulation.

23 December 2011 • Insights

Ministry of Labour: operative procedure for broking activity

Ministry of Labour, with note no. 0006154 of December 20, 2011, has clarified the recent news introduced by the Decree dated September 20, 2011 - issued to the Official Gazette n. 282 of December 3, 2011 -

16 December 2011 • Insights

APPRENTICESHIP: TRANSITIONAL REGULATION FOR TERTIARY SECTOR

On December 14th, 2011, Confcommercio, Cgil, Cisl and Uil signed an agreement in order to identify a transitional regulation concerning the apprenticeship so called “professionalizzante”.

16 December 2011 • Insights

INPS: ONLINE REQUESTS FOR ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY REDUNDANCY FUND AND FOR SOLIDARITY CONTRACTS

INPS, with memorandum No. 141 and 148/2011, explained the operating instructions for the online sending - with effect from January 1st, 2012, although it is provided for a transition period until January 31st, 2012 – of the requests of:

9 December 2011 • Insights

DECREE “SAVE ITALY”: THE MAIN MEASURES

On December 4th, 2011 the Council of Ministers passed the decree so-called “Save Italy” whose main measures are:

9 December 2011 • Insights

PRODUCTIVITY: THE CONTRIBUTIVE REDUCTION

The Minister of Labor, Elsa Fornero, signed the decree which allows the contributive reduction applicable to the part of variable salary paid in 2011 on the basis of second-level collective bargaining.

7 December 2011 • Insights

“MONTI DECREE”: PENSIONS REFORM

The Law Decree No. 201/2011 concerning urgent provisions for growth, equity and consolidation of public accounts (so-called “Monti Decree”), passed on December 4th, 2011 and in force starting from December 6th, 2011, contains also the pensions reform. Below, briefly, the main new provisions.

2 December 2011 • Insights

LABOUR: THE OBLIGATION CONCERNING THE RESIDENCE PERMIT FOR HIRING FOREIGN EMPLOYEES HAS BEEN ABOLISHED

In order to hire a foreign employee it is not required the signature of the residence contract (“contratto di soggiorno”) anymore. The communication to the competent Authority (so called “Centro per l’Impiego”), or to INPS for domestic helpers and caregivers, will only guarantee the issuance and renewal of residence permit for non-European employees. The mentioned cancellation is provided for by the note of the Ministry of Labour No. 4773 of 28th November 2011.