Social contribution exemption in promotion of youth employment
Circular message 14 August 2018, no. 54

Art. 1-bis of Law Decree 12 July 2018, no. 87, converted into law – with amendments – by art. 1 of Law 9 August 2018, no. 96, introduced exemption from social contribution duties as a measure to promote stable youth employment.

The reform of fixed-term employment and temporary work supply
Circular message 14 August 2018, no. 53
Law 9 August 2018, no. 96, published on Official Gazette no. 186 on 11 August 2018, converted into law, with amendments, Law Decree 12 July 2018, no. 87 which, effective on August 12, now has its definitive structure.

Work-life balance measures: instructions for admission to the social contribution benefit
Circular message 9 August 2018, no. 52

INPS provided operational instructions for the social contribution relief granted to employers who signed a local collective bargaining agreement inclusive of work-life balance measures. The request of admission to the benefit will have to be submitted by 15 September 2018.

 Geolocation of company vehicles: innovative measures for the treatment of personal data
Circular message 6 August 2018, no. 51
The guarantor authority for privacy concerns has acknowledged the unlawfulness of the treatment of personal data gathered via a geolocation system applied on company cars granted to employees and requested an update of the system, offering an interpretation of local regulations in accordance with the GDPR.

 Privacy: obligation to keep a register of data treatment activities
Circular message 3 August 2018, no. 50
Although the GDPR endeavors to consider the specific situation of micro, small and medium-sized companies, the exception on the obligation to keep a register of treatment activities is only “apparent” and, in fact, almost unavoidable also for companies and organizations with less than 250 employees.

 OiRA – application for risk evaluation in micro, small and medium-sized companies
Circular message 1 August 2018, no. 49
The application that will allow micro, small and medium-sized companies to perform (and update) the evaluation of risks against health and safety on the workplace, for white-collar activities, is available since 25 July 2018.