Italy: social security contribution exemption for hiring young people and women in precarious situations

The ‘Cohesion’ decree, adopted by Italy’s Council of Ministers on 30 April and published in the official journal on 7 May, offers employers new incentives for recruiting vulnerable people on permanent contracts. It creates a ‘youth bonus’ to encourage the recruitment of under-35s who have never had a permanent salaried job, by means of a total exemption from employers’ social security contributions for two years, with an upper limit of €500 per month per worker. In the disadvantaged regions...