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7 April 2010 • Insights

REGISTER OFFICE OF SUPPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARE FUNDS: REGISTRATION BY 30 APRIL 2010

Following approval of Ministry of Labour decree dated 27 October 2009, the supplementary company healthcare funds and the mutual aid organizations, banks and companies challenged for welfare must register with the relevant register office of the supplementary healthcare funds set up at the Ministry by 30 April 2010.

7 April 2010 • Insights

INCENTIVE FOR EMPLOYERS THAT HIRE EMPLOYEES BENEFITING OF “SHOCK ABSORBERS” TREATMENS

With Circular no. 5/2010, INPS explained the conditions required for recognition of the financial incentive introduced by art. 7-ter of Italian Law 33/09.

7 April 2010 • Insights

Dismissal and failed challenge within the terms: the Court of Cassation changes its orientation (Court of Cassation, Labour Section, no. 2676/2010)

The Court of Cassation changed its prevailing stance on the compensation effect of the present missed challenge of dismissal, determining that if the judge can no longer ascertain whether or not the dismissal is legitimate, he must consider preservation of compensation also blocked.

7 April 2010 • Insights

WORKERS THAT CAN BE USED IN TRAINING OR REQUALIFICATION PROJECTS: INTERMINISTRY DECREE NO. 49281/10

Interministry Decree 49281/10 has been published in the Official Gazette. It implements the provisions contained in Italian Law no. 102/09 concerning professional training and requalification of suspended workers, preceptors of income support treatments.

7 April 2010 • Insights

Fixed term “sliding” contract (Court of Cassation, Labour Section, no. 23761/2009)

The Court of Cassation stated that in the case of fixed term hiring for the replacement of a worker absent having the right to hold his job (Law no. 230/62), the possibility to replace him by “sliding” another worker implies the existence of a causal type of correlation between the replacement’s activity and that of ....

7 April 2010 • Insights

JOB SECURITY AGREEMENTS IMPROVED

Ministry Decree of 17 November 2009 was published in the Official Gazette. It increases the amount of the salary supplement treatment for job security agreements for workers that will receive 60% to 80% of the remuneration lost subsequent to reduced working hours.

7 April 2010 • Insights

Remote controls on worker’s personal computers (Court of Cassation, Labour Section, no. 4375/2010)

In intervening on remote controls of company personal computers, the Court of Cassation determined that it is forbidden to install software on said computers that allows controlling accesses to the network of employees and, in general, that are able to perform verification not agreed to with the trade unions and Provincial Labour Office.

7 April 2010 • Insights

2009 CONTRIBUTION RELIEF FOR CREATING INCENTIVES FOR LEVEL TWO BARGAINING

Ministry Decree of 17 December 2009 has been published in the Official Gazette. It makes contribution relief on the amounts paid based on company and national collective bargaining expectations for the past year operative.