IEL Social Security Law in Italy

“General Introduction                            §1.    General Background                            §2.    Historical Background                            §3.    Sources of the Social Security System Part I.    The Institutions          Chapter 1.    Public Institutions          Chapter 2.    Position and Competence of the Public Institutions                            §1.    The INPS                            §2.    The INAIL          Chapter 3.    Private Institutions Part II.    Contribution and Financing          Chapter 1.    Contributions Regulations for Employees and Self-Employed                            §1.    Field of Application                            §2.    Calculation of Contributions                                     I.    Calculation Base                                     II.    Contribution Amount          Chapter 2.    Measures of Protection for the Insurance Position of the Worker                            §1.    The Principles of Aggregation of Income and Unification                            §2.    Voluntary Continuation, Redemptions, Pension Replenishment, and Pension Supplements                            §3.    The Principle of Automatic Payment of Benefits and the Limitation of Contributions          Chapter 3.    Government Funding                            §1.    Full Payment Out of General Taxation                            §2.    Notional Contributions                            §3.    Social Security Contribution Reduction and Relief from Contributions Part III.    Healthcare          Chapter 1.    The National Health Service                            §1.    The Objectives of the NHS                            §2.    Field of Application                            §3.    Care Provided                            §4.    Administrative Structure                            §5.    Financing                            §6.    Supplementary Health Funds “Chapter 2.    Sickness Benefits for Common Diseases                            §1.    Field of Application                                     I.    The Concept of Disease                                     II.    The Subjective Scope of Protection                            §2.    Amount of Benefits                            §3.    Conditions          Chapter 3.    Compulsory Tuberculosis Insurance                            §1.    Field of Application                            §2.    Amount of Benefits                            §3.    Conditions Part IV.    Family Allowances          Chapter 1.    Social Insurance and Assistance for Families          Chapter 2.    Leaves and Time Off from Work to Assist Family Members                            §1.    Maternity and Paternity Leave                                     I.    Maternity Leave                                     II.    Paternity Leave                            §2.    Parental Leave                            §3.    Leave for Illness of a Child                            §4.    Leave for Relatives and Spouse of Seriously Handicapped Persons                            §5.    Leave for Special Events and Causes                            §6.    Maternity Benefit for Atypical and Discontinuous Workers                            §7.    Basic Maternity Allowance                            §8.    Daily Rest for Mothers and Fathers                            §9.    Bonus Kindergarten          Chapter 3.    Single and Universal Allowance                            §1.    Field of Application                            §2.    Amount of the Benefits          Chapter 4.    Pensions and Industrial Accidents Benefits                            §1.    The Social Insurance Fund for Unpaid Care Workers                            §2.    Insurance Against Accidents at Home Part V.    Incapacity to Work          Chapter 1.    Field of Application                            §1.    The Private Employment                            §2.    The Public Employment          Chapter 2.    Conditions                            §1.    Working Capacity                            §2.    Insurance and Contributions Requirements          “Chapter 3.    Benefits                            §1.    Ordinary Benefits for Private Employees                            §2.    Benefits for Public Employees                            §3.    Privileged Benefits Part VI.    Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases          Chapter 1.    Field of Application                            “§1.    Social Protection for Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases                            §2.    The Material Scope of Application                            §3.    The Personal Scope of Application          Chapter 2.    Concept of Industrial Accident                            §1.    The Violent Cause                            §2.    The Employment Risk                            §3.    The Personal Injury          Chapter 3.    Concept of Occupational Diseases          Chapter 4.    Medical Care          Chapter 5.    Absolute and Specific Temporary Inability          Chapter 6.    Permanent Disability          Chapter 7.    The Mobility Allowance          Chapter 8.    Survivors’ Benefits          Chapter 9.    Prevention          Chapter 10.    Employer’s Civil Liability          Chapter 11.    The Financing of the Scheme          Chapter 12.    The Procedure          Chapter 13.    Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases in the Invalidity Pensions Scheme Part VII.    Unemployment          Chapter 1.    Unemployment Benefit                            §1.    Field of Application                            §2.    Amount of the Benefit                            §3.    Conditions                            §4.    Financing                            §5.    Unemployment Benefit for the So-Called Para-Employees          Chapter 2.    Short-Time Earning Funds                            §1.    Field of Application                            §2.    Amount of the Benefit                            §3.    Procedures and Financing                            §4.    Occupational CIG-CIGS                            §5.    ISCRO for the Self-Employed Part VIII.     Pensions          Chapter 1.    Pensions for Wage-Earners                            §1.    Old-Age Pension                                     I.    Beneficiaries                                     II.    Conditions in the Pay-Based System                                     III.    Conditions in the Contribution System” “IV.    Pension Calculation in the Pay-Based System                                     V.    Pension Calculation in the Contribution System                            §2.    Survivors’ Pension          Chapter 2.    Pensions for the Self-Employed                            §1.    Pension Provision for Small Business                            §2.    Pension Provision for Freelance Professionals                            §3.    Pension Coverage of Self-Employed Workers Registered with the ‘Fourth Fund’ of the INPS          Chapter 3.    Supplementary Social Security                            §1.    Field of Application                            §2.    Benefits                            §3.    Financing Part IX.    Handicapped Persons          Chapter 1.    Beneficiaries          Chapter 2.    Conditions          Chapter 3.    Benefits Part X.    Minimum Income Benefit          Chapter 1.    Inclusion Allowance          Chapter 2.    Social Allowance                            §1.    Beneficiaries                            §2.    Amount of the Benefit Part XI.    Claims and Adjudication          Chapter 1.    Claims and Adjudication                            §1.    The Administrative Process                            §2.    The Trial Before an Ordinary Judge                            §3.    The Trial Before the Administrative Judge          Chapter 2.    The Protection of Pension Rights and Contribution Credits                            §1.    The Protection of Pension Rights                                     I.    The Legal System of Pension Rights                                     II.    The Retained Payments (Soluti Retentio)                                     III.    Automatic Revaluation of Pension Credits                                     IV.    Measures to Guarantee Effectiveness of “§2.    Protection of Contribution Credits                                     I.    Additional Obligations of the Employer                                     II.    General Lien on Movable Goods                                     III.    Prescription of Contribution Credits                                     IV.    Powers of the Watchdog Organizations of the Pension Bodies                                     V.    Sanctions Laid Down for Non-payment of Contributions                         “VI.    The Unnecessary Payment of Contributions                                     VII.    Legal Measures for Facilitation in the Collection of Contributory Credit                                     VIII.    Actions of Substitution and Recourse of the Pension Bodies”