Make it compulsory to pay salaries through banks or post offices. Because - claims the Hon Titti Di Salvo (Pd), presenter of the initiative being examined by the Labor Commission of the Chamber - "some employers, under the blackmail of dismissal or non-employment, pay workers a wage lower than the minimum fixed by the collective bargaining agreement, even though the worker very often has to sign a pay slip showing a regular salary".
In short, as the Hon Di Salvo points out, the law intends to introduce "a simple anti-avoidance mechanism" and establishes that signing the pay slip does not constitute proof of payment of salary.
The bill therefore provides that the salary is paid in these three ways: a) direct credit to the worker's current account; b) payment in cash at the bank or post office counter; c) issue of a check by the bank or post office delivered directly to the worker. The choice of payment system is left directly to the worker.
At the time of hiring, the employer is required to inform the competent employment center of the details of the bank or post office which will pay the wages to the worker.
The payment order can only be canceled by sending a copy of the letter of dismissal or of the worker's resignation to the bank or post office, made in accordance with the law.
Sanctions are foreseen for employers who do not comply with the obligations introduced by this proposal. However, employers who do not have a VAT number are excluded from these payment methods, and often do not even have a current account.
