News 1 decree-law no. 18 of March 17, 2020
Subject: Title II "Labour support measure", Chapter I "Extension of special measures on social shock absorbers for the whole country" Decree-Law No. 18 of March 17, 2020
The following are the provisions of Decree-Law No. 18 of March 17, 2020 on social shock absorbers, contained within Chapter I, Title II of the decree.
Preliminarily, a table is given to refer to in order to identify the social shock absorber to be accessed according to company size and whether structural (CIGO, CIGS) or second-level (FSB - FSBA, FIS) shock absorber financed.
company size (DA) | social safety net to access |
microimprese fino a 5 dipendenti prive di copertura (DA<5) | CIG in derogation |
Companies with more than 5 employees with FIS (DA>5), FSB-FSBA (DA>15) | Ordinary check |
companies with more than 15 employees (DA>15) only with CIGS coverage | CIG in derogation |
Companies with more than 15 employees with CIG or CIGS coverage | CIGO |
Below are the articles with the provisions provided for each shock absorber accessed.
Art 19 CIGO and ORDINARY ASSISTANCE
Employers who suspend or reduce work activities in the year 2020 due to events attributable to the COVID-19 epidemiological emergency may apply for ordinary wage supplementation treatment or access to ordinary allowance with the reason "COVID-19 emergency", for periods starting from February 23, 2020 for a duration of maximum of nine weeks and in any case by August 2020.