"As a government, we are doing all we can for those citizens who want to restart after they have had to temporarily stop their activity" due to the coronavirus emergency. This was stated by the Minister of Labor and Social Policies, Nunzia Catalfo, in a video on Facebook for May 1st, remembering some numbers. "As a first response to the emergency, we guaranteed support to about 19 million people. We did this by allocating 10 billion euros out of the total 25 of the Cura Italia decree, just for the work chapter. In the new decree that will be approved in the coming days, the resources allocated will be more than doubled - he underlines - to support shopkeepers, traders, employees, but also domestic workers and carers: all the categories of workers who need it ". Catalfo points out, among other things, that the new decree provides non-repayable loans for small businesses and that the social safety nets will be refinanced and extended "for another nine weeks" in addition to the emergency income that "for a few months".
Stop layoffs for another 3 months - In the next decree "we will extend the layoffs for a further 9 weeks and stop layoffs for another three months: there is no reason to send CIG workers away". The Minister of Labor affirms this in an interview on Repubblica.it. The dismissal ban had been provided for in the Cura Italia decree until mid-May.
For domestic workers and carers, bonuses from 400 to 600 euros - "For domestic workers and carers, we think of an unprecedented tool that varies according to the hours worked, more suitable than the layoffs for these workers who often have even more than one employer. work-family. In the presence of a 25% reduction in hours, compensation for those under 20 hours of work will be provided for 400 euros per month and for those over 600 ", says the Minister of Labor, Nunzia Catalfo, in interview on Repubblica.it in which he explains that "a question with simple self-certification will be enough".