Govt opens option for firms to furlough workers due to heat

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 23 - Premier Giorgia Meloni's cabinet on Monday approved a decree enabling some firms to access furlough funding to be able to temporarily lay off workers or reduce their hours because of the intense heatwave Italy is currently enduring. The government passed similar measures in heatwaves in recent years. The number of Italian cities on the maximum red alert for the heatwave climbed from 12 to 15 on Tuesday, with Venice, Viterbo, and Ancona joining Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia...

By ANSA