One thousand euros for the artisans who suffered damage due to the fury of Cyclone Harry. The amount, allocated by the presidential office of Ebac (Bilateral Body of Artisan Businesses of Calabria) is intended to be a quick and immediate support for the cleaning and reopening of the affected businesses.
Support free from bureaucratization. Starting today, it will be sufficient for companies to submit a request via certified e-mail to Ebac, accompanying it with photographic images.
“We try to intervene – states president Francesco Pellegrini – without afflicting businesses with bureaucratic procedures which often tend to embitter those who have been affected by calamitous events even more. Of course, controls must be in place and must be rigorous to discourage acts of profiteering, but it is equally true that using common sense in certain situations can be a comfort for serious entrepreneurs who have suffered damage”.
“From an initial survey – he adds – it does not appear that there are many artisan workshops directly affected by this calamity which has hit the Ionian coast in particular, but in order to have a correct and fair report from the territories we have requested not only the collaboration of the representative associations, but also that of employment consultants, professionals who every day experience the thousand difficulties of small businesses and who, even more so in these moments, are the first point of outlet for entrepreneurship”.
The president of the Order of Labor Consultants of Catanzaro Pino Gaetano says he is satisfied with the initiative of Ebac Calabria, which certainly alone cannot represent a solution to the problem of the restart of the affected businesses in the area, but it is a tangible sign of the closeness of the body and the sensitivity of the social partners constituting it.
“Artisans represent one of the main sectors of the regional production system in Calabria – comments Gaetano – and all the institutions have the duty to collaborate for an optimal solution to the problems that afflict businesses”.
“No worker will be left behind – assures the vice president of Ebac Calabria Benedetto Cassala -. A preferential lane has already been activated for those who need to activate layoffs for calamitous events. In particular, all artisan companies that have suffered significant damage will be able to place their employees on layoffs for up to a maximum of 26 weeks. The worker, while remaining at home, will be able to receive up to 80% of the lost wages and the company will thus also be relieved of the contribution part paid in any case by the institution’s Fund”.
The damage count and the census of the affected artisan businesses are still underway. Based on the results Ebac guarantees additional initiatives and further resources.