News 2 - 3rd week of containment
Subject: Prime Ministerial Decree of 11 March 2020 containing further measures on the containment and management of the epidemiological emergency from COVID-19 throughout the national territory.
The new decree introduces supplementary measures in compliance with the provisions of the Prime Ministerial Decree of 8 March 2020 and the Prime Ministerial Decree of 9 March 2020 (see News 1 – 3rd week) with effect from 12 to 25 March. After this period, the provisions of the two previous Prime Ministerial Decrees will be valid for the measures supplemented by the decree, until 3 April 2020.
Measures envisaged throughout the country:
With regard to production activities and professional activities, it is recommended that:
the maximum use by companies of agile working methods is implemented for activities that can be carried out remotely;
holidays and paid leave for employees are incentivised, as well as the other tools provided for by collective bargaining;
the activities of the company departments not essential to production are suspended;
anti-contagion safety protocols are adopted and, where it is not possible to respect the interpersonal distance of one meter, with the adoption of personal protective equipment;
the sanitization of workplaces is encouraged, also using forms of social safety nets for this purpose; - for production activities only, it is also recommended that movement within the sites be limited as much as possible and access to common areas is limited;
In relation to the provisions regarding production activities and professional activities, agreements between employers' organizations and trade unions are therefore welcome.
In the event that it is not possible to carry out the work activity in agile mode, please note that travel is allowed for mandatory work needs. To this end, it is recommended to fill in the self-declaration (on the employee side) and the self-certification (on the employer's side), in order to protect yourself from possible disputes and not to be slowed down during the investigations.
As regards the application of agile work, on the other hand, it will be necessary to fill in the self-certification relating to the application of agile work (which will be uploaded to the website of the Ministry of Labour in place of the agreement signed between the parties) and forward to the employee the information made available on the Inail website together with the information on the application of agile work.