Social Security Coverage for Hetero-organized Autonomous Workers

Abstract

The Author argues that the social security discipline provided for employees by statutory employment law is fully applicable to the so-called “hetero-organized work” (article 2, decree no. 81/2015). After a brief introduction regarding the relevance, within the scope of labour law, of the social security dimension, the Author analyses the different positions expressed by Italian legal literature. The Author then points out how the most recent developments of Italian case law offer more arguments to support the full applicability of the social security discipline to hetero-organised workers and concludes by highlighting some practical effects of such extension.

Keywords

• self employment
• quasi-subordinate work
• social security
• unemployment benfits