The crisis of the welfare state has encouraged the emergence of subsidiary forms of welfare, categorised as a whole under the name of "second welfare", collateral to the traditional form and providing ancillary services and social welfare services to be guaranteed to specific groups of beneficiaries. The literature on the topic, which is retraced within this paper, has mapped this in a complex and articulated way, with the aim of identifying the sub-categories that make up the second welfare, breaking it down into the forms of occupational, contractual and corporate welfare. Corporate welfare, in particular, was the subject of the legislator's attention in the context of the 2016 Budgetary Law, which expanded the range of tax-exempt services with social relevance to be paid to workers and, at the same time, established taxation subsidised through variable remuneration. Furthermore, performance bonuses can in turn be converted into goods and services in kind, giving rise to a further form of welfare defined as "productivity welfare". The tax exemption legislative initiative has revived the interest of companies towards total reward policy, which combines traditional remuneration with forms of ancillary remuneration in terms of people care, income support (mortgages), forms of work-life balance, entertainment and leisure services. The increase in demand for goods and services has been intercepted by specialized operators, known as providers, who act as intermediaries of corporate welfare services for companies. Welfare solution providers represent a seemingly peripheral node, but their role is central to employees by acting as gatekeepers for effective access to the benefits they become holders. The providers offer a technological service that uses an IT platform, but their strength lies in the ability to provide a consulting activity with which to support companies in the design, implementation and monitoring of interventions and welfare plans. The paper aims to provide a scientific reflection on this entrepreneurial segment, analysing the different types of operators and players who populate it and the size of the market generated by commercial opportunities deriving from the provision of tax incentives, from which a thriving employment induced has emerged, giving rise to new professional figures to be employed in the sector. Furthermore, from a legal and fiscal point of view, this essay analyses the services of which the welfare plans are composed in order to outline the tax advantages for companies and workers, who frequently access the services identified through the instrument of the voucher. Together with other fundamental players, providers are redesigning HR management and remuneration policies with a view to strengthening welfare services as a structural element of the company organisation to implement the company's organisational well-being and social role. It is necessary to identify opportunities and critical issues linked to this innovation, striving to govern the phenomenon towards the enhancement of the social merit of ancillary remuneration, preventing the danger of consumerist drifts and making the most of the potential of all the players involved, including trade unions.

La crisi del welfare state ha incentivato la nascita di forme sussidiare di welfare, catalogate complessivamente sotto il nome di “secondo welfare”, collaterali a quello tradizionale ed eroganti prestazioni accessorie e servizi socioassistenziali da garantire a precise fasce di destinatari. La letteratura sul tema, ripercorsa all’interno dell’elaborato, ha sviluppato una mappatura complessa e articolata, volta a individuare le sottocategorie che compongono il secondo welfare, declinandolo nelle forme del welfare occupazionale, contrattuale e aziendale. Il welfare aziendale, in particolare, è stato oggetto di attenzione da parte del legislatore nell’ambito della legge di stabilità 2016, la quale ha ampliato il novero di prestazioni defiscalizzate aventi rilevanza sociale da corrispondere ai lavoratori e, al contempo, ha stabilito una tassazione agevolata sulla retribuzione variabile. Inoltre, i premi di risultati sono a loro volta convertibili in beni e servizi in natura, dando vita a un’ulteriore forma di welfare definita “welfare di produttività”. L’iniziativa legislativa defiscalizzante ha ravvivato l’interesse delle imprese verso una politica di total reward, che affianca alla tradizionale remunerazione forme di retribuzione accessoria in termini di people care, sostegno al reddito (mutui), forme di conciliazione vita-lavoro, servizi di intrattenimento e tempo libero. L’incremento della domanda di beni e servizi in natura è stata intercettata da operatori specializzati, chiamati provider, che fungono da intermediati di servizi di welfare aziendale per le imprese. I provider di soluzioni di welfare rappresentano un nodo apparentemente periferico, ma il loro ruolo è centrale per i dipendenti fungendo da gatekeeper per l’accesso effettivo ai benefit di cui diventano titolari. I provider offrono un servizio tecnologico che si avvale di una piattaforma informatica, ma la loro forza risiede nella capacità di fornire un’attività di consulenza con cui supportare le imprese nella fase di ideazione, implementazione e monitoraggio degli interventi e dei piani di welfare. L’elaborato si preoccupa di fornire una riflessione scientifica su questo segmento imprenditoriale, analizzando le diverse tipologie di operatori e player che lo popolano, la dimensione del mercato generato dalle opportunità commerciali derivanti dalla previsione degli incentivi fiscali, dal quale è promanato un florido indotto occupazionale che ha dato i natali a nuove figure professionali da impiegare nel settore. Inoltre, la tesi analizza, dal punto di vista giuridico e fiscale, le prestazioni di cui si compongono i piani di welfare al fine di delineare i vantaggi fiscali per aziende e lavoratori, i quali accedono di frequente alle prestazioni individuate per il tramite dello strumento del voucher. I provider stanno ridisegnano, insieme ad altri attori fondamentali, le politiche retributive in un’ottica di potenziamento dei servizi di welfare quale elemento strutturale dell’organizzazione aziendale per implementare il benessere organizzativo e il ruolo sociale dell’impresa. Bisogna individuare opportunità e criticità legate a questa innovazione, cercando di governare il fenomeno verso una valorizzazione della meritevolezza sociale della retribuzione accessoria, prevenendo il pericolo di derive consumistiche e sfruttando al meglio le potenzialità di tutti gli attori in gioco, compresi i sindacati.

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Il welfare aziendale e il mercato dei provider

DI PAOLO, Lorenza
2022-04-05

Abstract

The crisis of the welfare state has encouraged the emergence of subsidiary forms of welfare, categorised as a whole under the name of "second welfare", collateral to the traditional form and providing ancillary services and social welfare services to be guaranteed to specific groups of beneficiaries. The literature on the topic, which is retraced within this paper, has mapped this in a complex and articulated way, with the aim of identifying the sub-categories that make up the second welfare, breaking it down into the forms of occupational, contractual and corporate welfare. Corporate welfare, in particular, was the subject of the legislator's attention in the context of the 2016 Budgetary Law, which expanded the range of tax-exempt services with social relevance to be paid to workers and, at the same time, established taxation subsidised through variable remuneration. Furthermore, performance bonuses can in turn be converted into goods and services in kind, giving rise to a further form of welfare defined as "productivity welfare". The tax exemption legislative initiative has revived the interest of companies towards total reward policy, which combines traditional remuneration with forms of ancillary remuneration in terms of people care, income support (mortgages), forms of work-life balance, entertainment and leisure services. The increase in demand for goods and services has been intercepted by specialized operators, known as providers, who act as intermediaries of corporate welfare services for companies. Welfare solution providers represent a seemingly peripheral node, but their role is central to employees by acting as gatekeepers for effective access to the benefits they become holders. The providers offer a technological service that uses an IT platform, but their strength lies in the ability to provide a consulting activity with which to support companies in the design, implementation and monitoring of interventions and welfare plans. The paper aims to provide a scientific reflection on this entrepreneurial segment, analysing the different types of operators and players who populate it and the size of the market generated by commercial opportunities deriving from the provision of tax incentives, from which a thriving employment induced has emerged, giving rise to new professional figures to be employed in the sector. Furthermore, from a legal and fiscal point of view, this essay analyses the services of which the welfare plans are composed in order to outline the tax advantages for companies and workers, who frequently access the services identified through the instrument of the voucher. Together with other fundamental players, providers are redesigning HR management and remuneration policies with a view to strengthening welfare services as a structural element of the company organisation to implement the company's organisational well-being and social role. It is necessary to identify opportunities and critical issues linked to this innovation, striving to govern the phenomenon towards the enhancement of the social merit of ancillary remuneration, preventing the danger of consumerist drifts and making the most of the potential of all the players involved, including trade unions.
5-apr-2022
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2020/2021
FORMAZIONE DELLA PERSONA E MERCATO DEL LAVORO
DE GIOIA CARABALLESE, PIER DOMENICO
DI PAOLO, Lorenza
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