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1 mars 2013 • Insights

VAT: THE TERMINATED EMPLOYEE IN 2013 IS INCLUDED IN THE “MINIMUM” (Il Sole 24 Ore, March 1, 2013, page 21)

An employee, after his/her dismissal in 2013, can register for VAT number to exercise an autonomous activity applying the system of the “super-minimum”.

22 février 2013 • Insights

INPS: REDUNDANCY FUND REJECTED, LONGER PERIODS FOR PETITIONS (Il Sole 24 Ore, February 19, 2013, page 19)

INPS, with message No. 2939/2013, has stated that the 30-day period established by Article 9 of Law No. 164/1975 for the petition of the refusing decisions concerning the Ordinary Redundancy Fund delivered by the provincial commissions is not peremptory.

22 février 2013 • Insights

Court of Cassation: dismissal not justified if the employee is forced to the inactivity (Il Sole 24 Ore, February 18, 2013, page 31)

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 1693 of January 24, stated that the subordinate employee’s refusal of carrying out his work performance (e.g. in the case he/she is assigned to lower duties) can be lawful and, therefore, make unlawful the dismissal based on the principle of “self-protection” in the equivalent performances contract, if the refusal is balanced to the unlawful behavior of the employer and in compliance with the principle of good faith.

15 février 2013 • Insights

BONUS FOR THE WOMEN EMPLOYEES WHO HAS A BABY (ITALIA OGGI, FEBRUARY 14, 2013, PAGE 25)

The Decree of the Labor Ministry dated December 22, 2012, published on the Official Gazette no. 37 of February 13, 2013, provides for the so called “bonus baby” for the mother workers.

15 février 2013 • Insights

FORNERO’S REFORM: DECREE CONCERNING LEAVES EVEN FOR FATHERS EMPLOYEES (Il Sole 24 ore, february 15, 2013, page 21)

The provisions of Article 4 of Law n. 92/2012 (so called Fornero’s Reform) have become effective with the publication in the Official Gazette of the Decree of the Ministry of Labour dated December 22, 2012. Therefore, in order to dedicate time to newborn baby’s needs, employees who have become fathers starting from January 1, 2013 must mandatory be absent from work for one day (apart from mother’s status), and optionally (as well as alternately to mother’s absence), for another two days.

8 février 2013 • Insights

MINISTRY OF LABOUR: EMPLOYMENT ABROAD (Il Sole 24 Ore, 4 February 2013, page 26)

The Ministry of Labor has informed that employers who have to hire or transfer Italian employees (or EU employees resident in Italy) for working activities in non-EU countries are required to apply for the relevant authorization from the Ministry of Labour itself.

8 février 2013 • Insights

Court of Cassation: limited indemnity in case of temporary work conversion (Il Sole 24 Ore, February 7, 2013)

Court of Cassation, with sentence no. 1148/2013, stated that the maximum threshold of indemnity equal to 12 monthly wages, set by Law no. 183/2010 (so called “Collegato Lavoro”), in case the fixed term employment contract is converted in an open ended one, applies also in case of conversion of the temporary work (therefore, staff supply).

1 février 2013 • Insights

INPS: AMOUNTS OF SOCIAL SECURITY CUSHIONS FOR 2013 (Italia Oggi, January 31, 2013, page 31)

INPS, with memorandum No. 14/2013, updated the new economic treatments provided for the social security cushions due to redundancy fund, mobility, unemployment (so called “ASpI”) and allowance for socially useful workers for 2013.