INPS Technical Provisions Regarding Wage Supplement Benefits Under Special Exceptions
- July 17, 2020
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Subject: INPS Technical Provisions Regarding Wage Supplement Benefits Under Special Exceptions (INPSNews , No. 86, dated July 15, 2020; INPS Message No. 2825, dated July 15, 2020)
In a circular, INPS outlined the changes introduced by the most recent 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 the proper processing of applications.
The following is a summary of the contents of the INPS “ News ” in question. For details on the regulatory provisions, please refer to the “ News ” documents already sent by our firm when the aforementioned decrees took effect.
EXCEPTIONAL WAGE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFIT
The period of coverage under the exceptional wage supplementation program (CIGD) that employers—who have had to suspend or reduce production due to events attributable to the COVID-19 public health emergency—may apply for is as follows:
9 weeks + 5 weeks (=14 weeks) for 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.
(Article 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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