INPS Technical Guidelines on Wage Supplementation Benefits Under Special Circumstances
- July 17, 2020
- Reading time: 5 min
Subject: INPS Technical Guidelines on Wage Supplementation Benefits Under Special Provisions (News , July 15, 2020, No. 86; INPS Message, July 15, 2020, No. 2825)
In a circular, INPS has outlined the changes introduced by the latest decree-laws, No. 34/2020 and No. 52/2020, providing an overview of the current regulations governing wage supplementation benefits related to the COVID-19 pandemic and offering instructions on how to properly process applications.
The following is a summary of the contents of the News in question. For details on the regulatory provisions, please refer to the News sent by our firm when the aforementioned decrees took effect.
SPECIAL WAGE SUPPLEMENT
The period of coverage under the exceptional wage supplementation scheme (CIGD) available to employers who have had to suspend or reduce production due to events related to the COVID-19 pandemic is as follows:
9 weeks + 5 weeks (=14 weeks) for the periods from February 23, 2020, to August 31, 2020.
The first 9 weeks are covered by the Regions and Autonomous Provinces, while benefits for periods beyond the first nine weeks are authorized by INPS upon application by employers.
(Section 22 of Decree-Law No. 18/2020, converted, with amendments, by Law No. 27/2020, as amended by Decree-Law No. 34/2020)
4 weeks may also be requested for periods prior to September 1, 2020.
(Decree-Law No. 52/2020)
The maximum total duration of eighteen weeks remains unchanged, taking into account the benefits granted cumulatively pursuant to Article 22 of Decree-Law No. 18/2020 and Article 1, paragraph 1, of Decree-Law No. 52/2020.
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