Overview

• Employers can request Cassa Integrazione Salariale for suspensions or reductions when actual temperatures exceed 35 °C or when perceived heat surpasses meteorological readings.
• Applications must cite either the public-authority suspension causale for work halted by ordinance or the weather-event causale for disruptions due to excessive heat.
• Technical assessments must factor in humidity levels, use of protective equipment and workplace conditions that elevate perceived heat beyond meteorological figures.
• The protocol extends to indoor operations deprived of ventilation or cooling systems due to unforeseeable issues or operational constraints.
• Message 2130’s guidelines apply to ordinary CIGO claims and to support requests from the Fondo di integrazione salariale or bilateral solidarity funds.