Discontinuity allowance introduced for entertainment workers

At the proposal of Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano, the Council of Ministers yesterday approved a draft legislative decree introducing a discontinuity allowance in favor of entertainment workers. The measure is the result of joint work by Minister Sangiuliano and Minister of Labor and Social Policies Marina Elvira Calderone.

The planned financial coverage is 100 million euros for 2023, 46 million for 2024, 48 million for 2025, and 40 million from 2026. These figures will be increased by employers’ contribution charges (equal to 1 percent of the taxable contribution base); the solidarity contribution, borne by workers enrolled in the Performing Arts Workers’ Pension Fund (equal to 0.50 percent of pay); and the revision and reorganization of social shock absorbers and benefits.

The number of beneficiaries of the measure will be about 21 thousand discontinuous entertainment workers (self-employed, co.co.co. and fixed-term subordinates) for activities directly related to the production and realization of performances or less directly related to the entertainment sector (theater ushers, wardrobe attendants etc.) identified by interministerial decree (Labor - Culture), as well as permanent workers with “intermittent” labor contracts, if they are not holders of availability allowance. To these will go, on average, from the year 2023, about 1,500 euros. The allowance will be paid in a lump sum upon application submitted by the worker to INPS each year, with reference to the requirements accrued by the applicant in the previous year.

“The legislative decree scheme launched today by the Council of Ministers is of great importance and represents a social justice norm that has been awaited for too many years. We have succeeded, in a very short time, in following up on our promise to take action to protect one of the most exposed categories that has been crying out for action for a long time,” said Minister Sangiuliano. “We wanted to take care of the many entertainment workers who are not on the stages, who do not have visibility, but whose obscure work is indispensable and allows these moments of culture to happen. I would like to thank Minister Calderone, Undersecretary for Culture Gianmarco Mazzi, those in the majority, the Chairmen of the Culture Committees Roberto Marti and Federico Mollicone, but also those in the opposition such as the Honorable Matteo Orfini, who actively worked for the measure. With today we give concreteness and protection to all those workers in the entertainment industry who suffer more than others from the negative effects of an industry characterized by high levels of fragmentation and discontinuity.”

“With this measure we intervene in a sector, such as the performing arts, that has been severely penalized by the pandemic. And that in the future will have at its disposal a new shock absorber capable of defending the dignity of workers in case of involuntary interruption of work,” said Minister of Labor and Social Policy Marina Calderone.

Pictured is the Bauli demonstration in the Piazza in Milan.

Discontinuity allowance introduced for entertainment workers

Warning: the translation into English of the original Italian article was created using automatic tools. We undertake to review all articles, but we do not guarantee the total absence of inaccuracies in the translation due to the program. You can find the original by clicking on the ITA button. If you find any mistake,please contact us.