Smart working extended until the end of the year for the frail and parents with children under 14 . But only for those who work in the private sector. For public administration employees, however, the postponement is still on standby , waiting for the necessary resources to be found. The solution will arrive on Tuesday, when the Senate's social affairs commission will untie the last issues (related to coverage) of the labor decree .
In the balance there is also the relief for those who hire carers , while among the new features the summer bonus for tourism workers stands out, to help the lack of personnel in the sector: the intervention establishes that for the period from 1 June 2023 as of 21 September 2023, workers in the tourism sector, including thermal establishments, are "recognised a sum by way of special supplementary treatment, which does not contribute to the formation of income, equal to 15% of the gross wages paid in relation to night work and to overtime work".
Among the pending dossiers, the one on "fringe benefits" , the so-called "compensation in kind" (from meal vouchers to bill bonuses), has practically been resolved.
"We have found the coverage that was missing: 190 million which will serve" to exempt "fringe benefits" also from social security contributions , assures the minister for relations with Parliament Luca Ciriani, announcing that the change will come with an amendment by the rapporteur that will be voted on Tuesday. "It is a sign of consistency with the announcements made and it is an aid to families because it is pure corporate welfare", he explains. However, the hypothesis, which emerged during the work in the commission, of extending the audience to workers without children is skipped : the measure remains the one defined by the government in the decree, which brings the tax-free threshold for "compensation in kind" granted by employers from the current 258 euros to 3 thousand only for employees with dependent children.
