Compulsory green pass, the one at work comes into force

Compulsory green pass in workplaces, both public and private, from October 15th to December 31st. With the signature of the President of the Republic and publication in the Official Gazette, the decree law comes into force which extends the obligation to show the green certificate to 23 million workers: the army includes deputies and senators but also home helps, babysitters , carers. Meanwhile, yesterday the House confirmed the confidence in the government on the green pass bis decree on schools and transport. Read also Green pass and public employees “From 15 October 2021 and until 31 December 2021, deadline for the end of the state of emergency, in order to prevent the spread of Sars-CoV-2 infection, to public administration personnel, to personnel of the independent administrative authorities, including the National Commission for Society and the Stock Exchange and the Supervisory Commission on Pension Funds, the Bank of Italy, as well as public economic bodies and bodies of constitutional importance, for the purposes of accessing places in which they work, it is mandatory to possess and exhibit, upon request, the green Covid-19 certification “, reads art. 1. Green pass and private workers Article 3 of the decree defines the framework relating to private workers. Those without the green pass “at the time of access to the workplace, are suspended from work, in order to protect the health and safety of workers in the workplace, and, in any case, without disciplinary consequences and with the right the retention of the employment relationship. For the period of suspension, no salary or other remuneration or emolument, however called “. Green pass and first dose, is due. receives the first dose of vaccine: the certificate is not issued after 15 days but “from the same administration”. So, right away. Green pass and magistrates “From 15 October 2021 and until 31 December 2021, deadline for the end of the state of emergency, in order to protect public health and maintain adequate security conditions, ordinary, administrative, accounting and military magistrates, lawyers and state prosecutors, the members of the tax commissions cannot access the judicial offices if they do not possess and, upon request, do not exhibit the green Covid-19 certification “, states Article 2.” The provisions (…) apply also to the honorary magistrate “while, it is specified, the provisions” do not apply to lawyers and other defenders, consultants, experts and other assistants of the magistrate unrelated to the administrations of justice, witnesses and parties to the trial “. Extended green pass: fines and penalties What is the risk of the worker who does not have one? With the introduction of the obligation, fines of up to 1,500 euros are foreseen for those found without a certificate. The decree passed in the Council of Ministers also provides for the suspension and stopping of the salary for those without green certification, but not for dismissal. More in detail, “the access of personnel to the workplace” without the Green Pass is punished with a “administrative sanction for the payment of a sum from € 600 to € 1,500”. Workers who present themselves in the workplace without a Green Pass will be suspended from work and without pay. The employee without a vaccination passport is, in fact, “considered unjustified absent and, starting from the fifth day of absence, the employment relationship is suspended until the aforementioned certification is presented and, in any case, no later than 31 December 2021, and, in any case, without disciplinary consequences and with the right to retain the employment relationship “. For the period of suspension, workers without the Green pass are” considered unjustified absent, and no remuneration or other remuneration or emolument, however named, is due. workers maintain the right to maintain the employment relationship “. In summary, no layoffs. Fines not only for employees but also for employers who do not control. The dl approved by the Council of Ministers today on the extension of the vaccination passport foresees that they are in charge of checking, with fines – for those who do not – ranging from 400 to a thousand euros. over the age of 12 who fall into one of 3 categories: having received the coronavirus vaccine; result negative on the rapid molecular or antigen test within the last 48 hours; be healed of Covid 19 in the past six months. The green certification is generated automatically and made available free of charge in the following cases: having carried out the first dose or single-dose vaccine for at least 15 days; have completed the vaccination course; have tested negative on a molecular or rapid swab within the previous 48 hours; be cured of Covid in the previous six months Green pass, who is exempt The Green pass is not mandatory for: – children under 12, excluded by age from the vaccination campaign – subjects exempt for health reasons from vaccination on the basis of suitable medical certification. Until 30 September 2021, the exemption certificates in paper format issued, free of charge, by the vaccinating doctors of the vaccination services of the companies and bodies of the regional health services or by the general practitioners or pediatricians of free choice of the patient can be used. operating as part of the national anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign, according to the procedures and on the basis of precautions and contraindications defined by the Ministry of Health Circular of 4 August 2021. Vaccine exemption certificates already issued by the Services are valid. regional health care always until 30 September; – citizens who have received the ReiThera vaccine (one or two doses) as part of the Covitar trial. The certification, valid until 30 September 2021, will be issued by the doctor in charge of the trial center in which it was carried out on the basis of the Circular of the Ministry of Health 5 August 2021. Green pass, how to obtain it The Green pass can be viewed, acquired and download – as well as print – through various digital channels. The sources are different: on the dedicated site; through the website of the regional electronic health record; on the Immuni app; with the IO app. For those who have difficulty or unavailability in the use of these digital tools, general practitioners, pediatricians of free choice and pharmacists who have access to the health card system will be involved. For more information, you can visit the website specially created by the government (www.dgc.gov.it/web/) or contact the toll-free number of the Immuni App at 800.91.24.91 active every day from 8 to 20. The Green pass in Italy is intended to have a duration of 12 months. In fact, the CTS has given the green light to the extension from 9 months to one year of the expiry of the covid-19 green certificate. According to the rules initially established, the validity of the document was linked to the method of issuing the document. In case of vaccine received, for the first dose of vaccines that require two, pass generated from the 15th day after administration with validity until the next dose; in case of second dose or single dose for previous infection, certification generated within the following two days and valid for 9 months (270 days) from the date of administration; for the single-dose vaccine, green pass generated from the 15th day after administration and valid for 9 months. In cases of negative swab, Covid certificate generated in a few hours and valid for 48 hours from the time of collection. In cases of healing, generated within the following day and valid for 180 days.