On February 1, 2023, UNISCA and Bauli In Piazza sent a joint letter to the Ministry of Culture, highlighting the critical issue of excluding permanent intermittent workers from receiving financial support. These workers, despite having permanent contracts, remain discontinuous employees, as they are paid only for the days they are called to work.
The term “permanent employment” does not imply continuous work arrangements, since these workers receive no availability allowance and are not obligated to accept every call.
In light of frequent instances of discrimination, the Ministry of Culture is urged to intervene through a specific and timely provision to address this unique employment condition and to include permanent intermittent workers without an availability allowance among the beneficiaries of the Ministerial Decree of June 9, 2022, rep. no. 236
By providing various labor law evidence (attached at the end of this document), the aim is also to obtain a definitive provision recognizing Discontinuous Work in the Creativity, Arts, and Entertainment Sector. This recognition would confirm that these workers may operate under either self-employed or employee contracts, and that the latter may take the form of fixed-term or permanent contracts, provided they remain intermittent and without an availability allowance.
Finally, UNISCA and BIP request that lawmakers align protections for Discontinuous Workers, as these contracts often apply to the same individuals without any interruption — and frequently even simultaneously. This alignment is particularly important to ensure equal access to income support measures, which are currently entirely separate and distinct for different employment classifications (NASPI, ALAS, etc.).
MIC Request for Supplementary Support for Intermittent Workers Circular No. 41 of 13-3-2006 INTERPELLO-N-15-2015
