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Factsheet for measure IT-2020-12/1865 – measures in Italy
Country | Italy , applies nationwide |
Time period | Temporary, 18 March 2020 – 30 June 2021 |
Context | COVID-19 |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace
– Occupational health and safety |
Author | Anna Mori (University of Milan) |
Measure added | 14 April 2021 (updated 10 May 2021) |
The Law Decree no. 18, issued on 17 March 2020, then converted into the Law no. 27, issued on 24 April 2020, introduced specific measures to support workers in fragile health conditions, applying to both the public and the private sector. The measures apply in case of quarantine with active surveillance or in case of fiduciary home stay. The Law Decree no. 41, issued on 22 March 2021, the so-called “Support decree” extended the application of these ad hoc measures until 30 July 2021, also providing additional financial resources.
The Law Decree no. 18 (article no. 26), issued on 17 March 2020, then converted into the Law no. 27, issued on 24 April 2020, introduced specific protections for the so-called “workers in fragile health conditions” in case of quarantine with active surveillance or in case of fiduciary home stay. This category of workers comprises:
To these fragile workers, the period of absence from work prescribed by the competent health authorities due to quarantine with active surveillance or in case of fiduciary home stay has to be treated as equivalent to the absence due to hospitalisation. For these periods, the responsible GP is in charge of drawing up the certificate of illness with the medical details certifying the request for quarantine with active surveillance or permanence fiduciary domiciliary with active surveillance.
The Law Decree no. 41, issued on 22 March 2021, the so-called “Support decree” extended the application of these ad hoc measures until 30 July 2021, also providing additional financial resources.
This measure is relevant given the fact that several National Collective Agreements provide that all the absences due to illness, even if justified by the hospitalisation of the worker, are counted for the grace period, the maximum number of days of absence accepted before the employee is dismissed. The Law Decree no. 41, issued on 22 March 2021, the so-called “Support decree” specified that the periods of absence from work of fragile workers, justified by the need to prevent the risk of contagion from COVID-19, cannot be counted in the grace period.
Information are not available.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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The COVID-19 risk group at the workplace
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Does not apply to businesses | Does not apply to citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
Company / Companies Social insurance |
National funds
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | No involvement | No involvement |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
The social partners have not been involved in any phase of the implementation or monitoring of the measure.
The social partners' have not been involved in any phase of the implementation or monitoring of the measure. Nevertheless, given the nature of the measure, we can deemed the trade unions being supportive.
Citation
Eurofound (2021), Measures to support workers in fragile conditions , measure IT-2020-12/1865 (measures in Italy), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/IT-2020-12_1865.html
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