(ANSA) - Rome, October 19 - Pensions and social-security
agency INPS said Thursday that in September the number of hours
it authorized of the Cassa Integrazione (CIG) benefit for
workers who have been laid off or had their hours reduced by
companies in financial difficulty was down 49.8% on the same
month last year.
It added, however, that the number of CIG hours was up 3.9%
with respect to August.
The agency said 266.3 million CIG hours were authorized in
the first nine months of 2017, down 42.15% on the 460.4 million
in the same period last year.
It is the lowest level since 2008, when 228 million CIG hours
were authorized in the equivalent period.
CIG benefit down 49.8% in Sept yr-on-yr (2)
But up 3.9% with respect to August