Premier Matteo Renzi said Wednesday
that he was against the abolition of 10-euro labour vouchers
used by employers to pay social security contributions for
occasional work hours.
Trade unions have blasted the vouchers, saying they are
being widely abused, with some employers using them to give a
semblance of legality to people actually working regularly, not
occasionally, and often full time.
"We are against the abolition of the vouchers and willing
to discuss ways to improve them, if possible," Renzi said in the
Lower House in response to a question from the Italian Left (SI)
group.
"We are ready for dialogue. Vouchers account for between
1.9% and 2.7% of the labour force and they are mostly used in
tourism and retail.
"If there are excesses, we are ready to discuss them".
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