 This institute, the Redundancy Fund ("Cassa integrazione guadagni"), aims to help factories in financial difficulty, by underwriting the costs of the inactive workforce, also supporting those workers that might lose part of their income.The workers receive 80 percent of their previous wages, under a maximum level established by the law, and their contributions for pensions are considered as paid, even if they are not ("contributi figurativi").Along with Redundancy Funds, since 1984 companies can apply also for Solidarity Contracts