INPS technical provisions on wage supplementation in derogation
- Studio Piceci
- July 16, 2020
- Reading time: 5 min
Subject: INPS technical provisions on exceptional wage supplementation (News No. 86 of July 15, 2020; INPS Message No. 2825 of July 15, 2020)
In a circular, INPS (the Italian National Social Security Institute) outlined the changes introduced by the latest decree-laws, No. 34/2020 and No. 52/2020, reviewing the entire current regulations on wage supplementation related to the COVID-19 epidemic and providing instructions on the correct management of applications.
Below is a summary of the contents of the News in question. For details of the regulatory provisions, please refer to News sent by the Firm when the aforementioned decrees came into force.
EXCEPTIONAL WAGE SUPPLEMENTATION TREATMENT
The period of exceptional wage supplementation (CIGD) that can be requested by employers who have had to interrupt or reduce production due to events related to the COVID-19 epidemiological emergency is as follows:
9 weeks + 5 weeks (=14 weeks) for periods from February 23, 2020, to August 31, 2020.
The first nine weeks are recognized by the regions and autonomous provinces, while treatment for periods beyond the first nine weeks is authorized by INPS (the Italian National Social Security Institute) upon request by employers.
(Art. 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 also applicable for periods prior to September 1, 2020.
(Decree-Law No. 52/2020)
The maximum total duration of eighteen weeks remains unchanged, considering 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.