Further Urgent Measures for the Containment and Management of the COVID-19 Epidemiological Emergency

News 2 - 3rd week of containment

Subject: Prime Ministerial Decree of March 11, 2020, concerning further measures for the containment and management of the COVID-19 epidemiological emergency throughout the national territory.

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

Measures stipulated throughout the national territory:

Regarding productive and professional activities, it is recommended that:

• companies maximize the use of smart working arrangements for activities that can be performed remotely;

• paid holidays and leave be incentivized for employees, as well as other instruments provided by collective bargaining;

• activities of company departments not essential for production be suspended;

• anti-contagion safety protocols be adopted and, where it is not possible to maintain an interpersonal distance of one meter, personal protective equipment be utilized;

• sanitization operations of workplaces be incentivized, also by utilizing social safety nets for this purpose; - for productive activities only, it is also recommended that movements within sites be maximally limited and access to common areas be restricted;

In relation to the provisions concerning productive and professional activities, agreements between employer and trade union organizations are therefore favored and well-received.

In the event that it is not possible to carry out work activities using smart working arrangements, it is reminded that movement for imperative work requirements is permitted. To this end, it is recommended to complete the self-declaration (employee side) and the self-certification (employer side) in order to protect against possible disputes and avoid delays during inspections.

Regarding the application of smart working, however, it will be necessary to complete the self-certification related to its implementation (which must be uploaded to the Ministry of Labor's website in place of the agreement signed between the parties) and forward to the employee the information notice made available on the INAIL website, together with the information notice on the application of smart working.

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