Stabilization of mandatory and optional paternity leave
- January 13, 2022
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Updated: May 31, 2022
News . 03/2022
Subject: Art. 1, paragraph 134, of Law No. 234/2021: Permanent status for mandatory and optional paternity leave
The INPS Circular No. 1 of January 3, 2022 addresses paternity leave (mandatory and optional) which Law No. 234/2021 (the so-called Budget Law) has made permanent effective from 2022.
The following is a summary of its key features.
As previously provided, for children born, adopted, or placed in foster care on or after January 1, 2022, a father who is an employee is entitled to:
One day of optional leave, which may be taken “upon agreement with the mother and in her place, in connection with the period of mandatory leave to which she is entitled.”
A mandatory 10-day leave of absence. This leave may also be taken as a continuous period.
Parental leave—whether mandatory or voluntary—must be taken within five months of the child’s birth (or of the child’s arrival in the family or entry into Italy, in the case of international adoption).
This provision shall also apply in the event of a premature birth.
It should also be noted that paragraph 25 of the Budget Law extends the entitlement to mandatory and optional paternity leave to cases of perinatal death as well.
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