"Reemploy" the elderly in activities of social utility. Obviously with a fee for collaboration. It is discussed in the Chamber, in the Social Affairs Committee, starting from some considerations: that the old social models, which saw elderly people now cut off from an active existence, no longer have a reason to exist; that life does not end when you leave the structured and formally paid world of work, since there may be many other ways to put your talents and skills into play, making a more than qualified contribution to social life as a whole .
Therefore, the bills (which will later be unified) are being examined by the Montecitorio's Social Affairs Commission which provide for the use of elderly people by local administrations to carry out works of social utility.
In a nutshell, it is hypothesized that local administrations can employ elderly people in work activities of social, cultural, sporting or recreational utility and use them in social cooperatives, voluntary organizations and non-profit associations.
The performance of these activities takes place through the stipulation of a private law contract which involves the establishment of a collaboration relationship and not an employment relationship, without prejudice to the compatibility of these activities with health conditions, with life experiences and of work and with the attitudes of the elderly person.
It is also envisaged that the fees, deriving from works of social utility carried out by the elderly, are paid on a flat-rate basis and include the granting of meal vouchers, free season tickets for local public transport or for gyms, as well as for events and shows. The list of these services is not exhaustive but indicative; in this way local authorities are allowed to identify which services to offer as compensation according to their possibilities. The fees paid in this way do not contribute to the determination of income for the purposes of welfare, social and health care benefits. Local administrations that employ elderly people are obliged to take out insurance against the risks of accidents as well as civil liability towards third parties due to the activity carried out.
The local authority will provide for the financing of the activities entrusted to the elderly with the existing funds in the appropriate budget chapters without any burden on the public finances.
