Referendum, second question: safeguards in SMEs

The second question of the four labour referendums promoted by the CGIL calls for more protection for workers in small enterprises. In particular, it concerns the cancellation of the ceiling on compensation for dismissals in companies with fewer than 16 employees: here, in the case of unlawful dismissal, a worker can now obtain a maximum of six months' compensation, even if a judge deems the termination to be unfounded. The reference pool is approximately 3.7 million, the number of employees in small enterprises calculated by CGIL. The rule, the proponents claim, holds them 'in great subjection'. The objective of the abrogative referendum is therefore 'to raise the protections of those who work, cancelling the maximum limit of six months' compensation in the event of unjustified dismissal so that it is the judge who determines the just compensation without any limit'.