Università Roma Tre

- Introduction to the study of social security law.

The social security boundaries; the Welfare State origins and development in Europe; social security models. The Italian model and its historical evolution; constitutional principles of security, social security and social assistance (Article 38 of the Constitution); notions of need, risk, solidarity, assistance, welfare, social insurance, social security. The recipients of protection; national and community sources; evolution perspective of the Italian Welfare model. From Welfare to Workfare.
-Social security and welfare.

The legal system of social security; recipients and in need situations that are protected; the contributory system; the legal social security relationship; the pension protection for incapacity of work, old age and death; perspective of pension system reforming; the supplementary private pension; social assistance.
-Health and safety protection and insurance against work accidents.
Health and safety protection at workplace: constitutional principles and the duty to protect the employer; the evolution of the special legislation on health and safety. Legislative Decree n. 81/2008. The subjects involved in the protection of health and safety: duties, obligations, civil and criminal liability; the prevention and the employer’s responsibility. Insurance legislation against work accidents and occupational diseases: social security protection and limits on the employer's civil liability; work accident and occupational disease; social security benefits; biological damage.
-The unemployment protection and active labor policies.
Social safety nets and income support measures: unemployment benefits; salary supplement payments; protection against the employer’s insolvency; perspective of social safety nets system reforming and the problem of social protection of discontinuous work; the emergence of irregular work. Problems of connection between active and passive policies.

M. D'Onghia, M Persiani, Fondamenti di diritto della previdenza sociale, Giappichelli, 2016