San Marino. The trade unions: “The majority confirms the acceleration on the pension reform”
“Next week will be crucial for the pension reform bill: on Tuesday 11 October the cycle of eight inter-category zonal assemblies begins with workers of all and pensioners, the first stage of the mobilization phase called by the three San Marino trade unions, and at the same time the Council Commission was convened to which the bill will be, the text of which will probably be sealed for subsequent approval by the Council “.
CSdL CDLS USL they intervene with a joint note on the subject of pension reform after the passage in the Great and General Council.
“The government majority therefore confirmed the acceleration given to the pension reform bill. Yesterday, in a meeting with the Secretaries of State for Health and Finance, the text of an article to be included in the pension reform PdL was presented to the trade unions; the article restored the State contribution to the annual pension fund deficits, but at the same time provides for a very significant withdrawal from the Reserve Fund, for a period of 10 years. This article is accompanied by a series of actuarial data that are currently under study and in-depth analysis. In any case, these are too large withdrawals from the resources of the Pension Fund.
We remind you that at the basis of the mobilization phase called by the trade unions there is the request for a postponement of the times on the draft laws on pensions and on the reform of employment rules, to allow for an exhaustive comparison, necessary to overcome the numerous criticalities of the two legislative texts and try to arrive at texts that are as shared as possible. CSdL, CDLS and USL responded in a note to the reasons for the mobilization, highlighting the most critical points of the two bills.
Reform of the social security system
– In the PDL launched at first reading, the article that provided for an increase in the contribution from the state budget to cover the deficit of the Pension Fund was deleted. The use of the Reserve Fund must be calibrated with an intervention by the public budget, to accompany the effect of the reforms over time. Otherwise, the Pension Funds would run out within a few years.
– The amount of the pension accrued with the first pillar is reduced.
– The total absence of discussion on the Fondiss reform, which should also be approved by the end of the year, should be noted. It is inadmissible that contributions to supplementary pensions do not have reduced returns, the amount of the supplementary pension. The composition of the Administrator Committee should be reviewed, providing only for the trade unions. and business associations.
– The disincentives provided are excessively penalizing for workers. We need to make them fair and sustainable.
– For working mothers, the reduction in disincentives is too small and does not take into account those who have worked or assisted non self-sufficient family members.
Reform of employment rules
– Current labor market regulations, as evidenced by nearly full employment; no answers are given to the unemployed who fall into the weaker groups and who still struggle to find work, ie women and people with disabilities / invalidity.
– The intermediation of manpower by private subjects involves the creation of preferential lists, which excludes people in the most difficult position, legitimizing discrimination and “recommendation” by third parties.
– We want to revive temporary work. On the one hand, the maximum duration of fixed-term contracts would be reduced, while on the other, new precariousness would be created, accompanied by a gradual privatization of public employment.
– Without clarifying that the 18-month limit for posting relates to the company and not to the individual worker, companies could use this “flexible” method by replacing people from time to time. This drift must be rejected!
CSdL, CDLS and USL call together all workers and retirees, inviting everyone to participate in these assembly meetings, to give greater strength to the requests for reforms that are shared as much as possible.
The first day of assemblies is scheduled for Tuesday 11 October with two appointments both at the Teatro Nuovo di Dogana: the first from 9.30 to 12.00, the second from 15.00 to 17.30. The complete calendar of the meetings is available on the websites of the three trade unions “.