Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 83rd ILC session (1996)

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) - Italy (Ratification: 1952)

Article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention. Further to the previous comments, the Committee notes the detailed information supplied by the Government regarding payment of wages in the form of allowances in kind. It notes in particular the Government's indication that payment of wages in kind can be found particularly in the agricultural sector, less in the fishing sector, and also in the domestic service and for the caretakers of apartment buildings, in accordance with the relevant collective agreements.

The Committee notes that, although the information supplied by the Government covers various aspects of the payment in kind - such as its determination and the attribution of monetary value for the purpose of calculating social security contributions - the information does not make it clear that the whole wage can never be paid in kind.

Therefore, it again asks the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to bring the national legislation into line with the Convention by restricting the payment of wages in kind to a fraction of the wage. The Committee also requests the Government to provide further information on collective agreements that provide for payment of wages in kind and to provide copies of judicial decisions concerning the payment of wages in kind.