Further urgent measures for containing and managing the epidemiological emergency from COVID-19

News 2 - 3rd week of containment

Subject: Prime Ministerial Decree (DPCM) of March 11, 2020, containing Further measures regarding containment and management of the epidemiological emergency from COVID-19 across the entire national territory.

The new decree introduces supplementary measures with respect to the provisions of the Prime Ministerial Decree (DPCM) of March 8, 2020, and the Prime Ministerial Decree (DPCM) of March 9, 2020 (see News 1 – 3rd week), effective from March 12 to March 25. After this period, the provisions of the two previous Prime Ministerial Decrees will once again be valid for the measures supplemented by the decree, until April 3, 2020.

Measures provided for across the entire national territory:

With regard to manufacturing and professional activities, it is recommended that:

• Companies maximize the use of agile working arrangements for activities that can be performed remotely;

• Employees are encouraged to take holidays and paid leave, as well as utilize other instruments provided for by collective bargaining agreements;

• Activities of company departments that are not essential to production should be suspended;

• Anti-contagion safety protocols should be adopted and, where it is not possible to respect the interpersonal distance of one meter, individual protection instruments should be adopted;

• workplace sanitization operations are encouraged, also using social safety nets for this purpose; - for manufacturing activities only, it is also recommended that movements within the sites be limited as much as possible and access to common areas be restricted;

In relation to the provisions regarding manufacturing and professional activities, agreements between employers' and trade union organizations are therefore favored and welcome.

In the event that it is not possible to carry out work activities using agile methods, please remember that travel for essential work needs is permitted. To this end, it is recommended that employees complete a self-declaration form and employers complete a self-certification form, in order to protect themselves from possible disputes and avoid delays during checks.

With regard to the application of agile work, on the other hand, it will be necessary to complete the self-certification relating to the application of agile work (which must be uploaded to the Ministry of Labor website 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.

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