Arising_uk wrote:David Handeye wrote:Labor, Arising, we're talking about labor. And yes, in Italy labor unions ARE involved with welfare, and this is not good, because you may be hired for six months and then you have all the benefits you want. ...
For how long?
How are your unions involved in the welfare system? As normally this is a governmental function.
And I, employer, have to pay taxes to your welfare
Well, the workers pay their taxes for the welfare system as well, do you mean corporation tax or that you have to pay a specific tax for the welfare system?
Ok, let's start; first of all, in Italy there are many many benefits you can get, I don't know the English term for them, in Italian they're called "ammortizzatori sociali". This is due to the power of labor unions, for they actually ARE political parties. CGIL and FIOM is just PD, CISL and UIL are the tories party, COBAS is liberal party. CIA, CNA and ConfCommercio are whighs party. If you're a member of a labor union you are properly member of a political party. Chiefs and managers of labor unions sit in the Italian Parliament and they make laws. Now, you ask how long? It depends. It depends on how old you are: if you are less than 50 you get first the "disoccupation indennity", which lasts for 1 year and 1 month. After the disoccupation indennity you get the "mobility indennity", which lasts for further 4 months. If you are more than 50, the disoccupation indennity lasts for 2 years and 2 months; then, the mobility indennity lasts for further 8 months. Again, if you have children, however old you are, and however old your children are, you get, we call them, the family cheques, which start from 250 € per child per month. Again, if your wife is unemployed, we say she's on your charge, you get another benefit of 250 € per month. Now, the disoccupation indennity amount is the 80% of your last payroll, the mobility indennity is the 60% of your last payroll. Now, listen to me very carefully, this is the most unbelievable part: if, if, IF, just one month before your disoccupation indennity ends, you may, get hired, by whoever employer, for just one month, it doesn't matter if you work or don't work, and aftet that month you are fired, you can restart from the beginning. And then the mobility indennity is cumulative, we say, that is it stops, and then you get 4 months plus other 4 months, or 8 plus 8 months. All is free taxes, free sanity, health care, and and and and....
Tell me how the hell we should go on...