Social protection of self-employed Measures and Enhancements in Italy Missoc Network Budapest 2011 Anna Cioffarelli National Social Security Institute

Self-Employed Definition in the civil law art. 2222 : as the performance of a self-employed person without subordination to who assigns the job.

Classification Numbers

Main classifications Artisans Traders Farmers Para-employees (new category established by law n.335/1995 ) Professionals of public registers

Administration of social benefits Administrated by National Social Security Institute: Artisans – Traders - Farmers –self-employed farmers – Para-employees 16 Professional Insurance Funds administrated by private bodies exclusively for its members

Professionals Managed by each of the private bodies : Disability, Old Age, Survivors Maternity according to contributions paid

New types of self-employed Dynamic concept of work with atypical employment From employment to self-employment there are various shades Employee Para-employed Self employed Independent professionals Free-lance

Social Protections of self-employed Disability, Old Age, Survivors, Employment injuries and Occupational diseases are granted according to the contributions paid and to the regulations of the general system Health Care and Long-term Care :for all according to the regulations of the general system

Social Protections of self-employed Sickness and maternity: Benefits in kind are granted according to the regulations of the general system Cash benefits: maternity benefits 80% of last income for 5 months. Sickness allowance : Generally speaking no protection system exists for self-employed Exception for self-employed with a specific treatment (separate management)

Social Protections of self-employed Unemployment: Generally speaking no protection system exists for self-employed Exception for self-employed with a specific treatment (separate management)

Social Protections Enhancements Recipients: Self-employed insured under the separate management scheme Requirements: insured for minimum three months by separate management security scheme Only one job assignment Unemployed for at least two months Unemployment allowance paid as a lump sum of maximum Euro 4,000

Social Protections Enhancements Experimental allowances against job shortage for the three-year period 2009-2011 Other measures: To fight youth unemployment business start up subsidies from regional governments

Social protections Enhancements Services offered by local employment agencies courses to learn a job sponsored by Chamber of Commerce especially for arts and crafts that risk to disappear assistance to unemployed people to achieve their vocations

Social protections Enhancements Assistance to long term unemployed to start business through soft loans (in collaboration with Italian Bank Association) Soft loans for single retailers and other self-employed to overcome a temporary crisis to avoid unemployment

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