Extension of the National State of Emergency and Additional Measures to Contain the Epidemic
- Dec. 30, 2021
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More than a week after its approval, Decree-Law No. 221/2021 was published in Official Gazzetta No. 305 of December 24, 2021, through which the government ordered the extension of the national state of emergency. The same decree also adopted additional measures to contain the spread of the epidemic.
The decree took effect on December 25.
Below is a brief summary of some of the measures of greatest interest to employers, as amended by the Decree in question.
For a detailed overview of the measure, please refer to the following link.
FLEXIBLE WORK
Decree-Law No. 221/21 extends until March 31, 2022, the option to use the simplified procedure for submitting remote work notifications and, for private employers, to use this procedure for every employment relationship, even in the absence of individual agreements.
At the same time, the protections for so-called “vulnerable” workers have been extended until February 28, 2022 (see Article 26, paragraph 2-bis, of Decree-Law 18/2020).
Note: Decree-Law 221/21 provides that, within 30 days of its publication, by decree of the Minister of Health, in consultation with the Ministers of Labor and Social Policies and of Public Administration, “chronic conditions with poor clinical prognosis and particularly severe characteristics shall be identified, in the presence of which, until February 28, 2022, work is normally performed, in accordance with the provisions set forth in collective bargaining agreements, where applicable, in a remote work format, including through assignment to a different position within the same category or job classification, as defined by the applicable agreements, and specific professional training activities are conducted remotely”.
Furthermore, the requirement for health monitoring remains in place for workers at higher risk of infection, for whom the occupational physician (or INAIL through its own physicians) may determine that they are unfit for their job.
PARENTAL LEAVE - so-called SARS-CoV-2 PARENTAL LEAVE
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