Published on the website ofIrfis the notice for the granting of incentives for the agile workingthe so-called “South working“. The measure desired by the government thus becomes operational Schifani government to facilitate your stay or return to the Island of Sicilian workers hired by companies based in the rest of Italy or in foreign countries, including non-EU ones, and established with law 1 of last January. Companies with a production unit located in theEuropean Union or even in a non-EU country, as long as they comply with the requirements set out in the notice.
“We want to exploit – says the President of the Region, Renato Schifaniwhich also has the interim of Work – the possibilities offered by the new ones information and digital technologies to ensure that many young Sicilian resources, who went abroad to pursue their professional vocation, can return and carry out their work here, but also to prevent others from leaving for the same reason. We allow them to work in Sicily maintaining the relationship with your company based outside the island or abroad”.
Requirements for companies and amount of contribution
Companies with production units outside Sicily must have carried out after January 9, 2026 new hiring of Sicilian permanent workers, or having transformed relationships from fixed-term to indefinite period. The contribution is equal to 30 thousand euros for each worker, for the entire five-year period. Delivery takes place in 5 annual fees from six thousand euros each. On the date of granting the contribution, the worker must be resident in Sicily.
Method of carrying out the work and financial resources
The relationship must provide for the provision of the service in Sicily, in predominantly agile modeat least 5 yearswith presence in the company premises no later than 20% of working days per year. The total endowment is equal to 18 million euros per year until 2028. Applications must be submitted starting from 12pm next week June 30th on the IT platform made available according to the methods indicated on the site https://incentivisicilia.irfis.it until the financial allocation is exhausted.
Objectives of the measure against brain drain
“It is a one-of-a-kind measure – he adds Schifani – to counteract the brain draina far-sighted use of the resources at our disposal because it aims to keep the best here professional energies that can contribute to the growth of our region. Sicily, by exploiting the possibilities offered by new information and communication technologies, can reverse a destiny of geographical and economic marginality and return to the centre, becoming a platform capable of attracting workers thanks to everything it can offer, also in terms of quality of life“. Will be Irfis-FinSicilia to take care of the preliminary phases of the applications and to provide the benefits. The financial institution of the Sicilian Region will also carry out checks on the veracity of the declarations contained in the requests.