Article 55 – Employee severance indemnity

Without prejudice to the provisions of Italian Legislative Decree no. 252/2005 and Article 54 of this CCNL, in the event of termination of employment the worker is entitled to severance pay pursuant to Italian Law no. 297 of 29 May 1982.

The items listed below are useful elements for determining severance pay.

1. standard salary;
2. contingency allowance;
3. flat-rate sectoral seniority allowance for blue-collar workers and biennial increases for white-collar workers;
4. any merit and/or productivity increases;
5. 13th month;
6. 14th month;
7. allowances that are not occasional in nature;
8. supplementary agreements.

For the seniority allowance accrued up to 31 May 1982 by blue-collar workers, see the note in the report referred to in Article 56 of the CCNL of 25 May 2001.