The parental leave it is a standard that almost all governments have implemented in recent years. Since last August 13, the possibility for fathers to stay at home with their children for 10 days on full pay has been permanent, and for employees, the months of compensated parental leave have risen from six to nine. Now the Meloni government aims to further extend the period of leave.
In the budget law, the Prime Minister explained, «there is a very important measure on parental leave, now paid at 30%. I’ve always thought that many mothers couldn’t afford it. We have added one month of optional paid leave at 80% usable up to the sixth year of the child’s life, a sort of time piggy bank that mothers can use in case of difficulty, avoiding running into difficult economic situations».
Parental leave is an optional period of absence from work for both parents to take care of the child in its first years of life. So far it could be used within the first 12 years of the child’s life. The total period of leave cannot exceed ten months. The allowance is now equal to 30% of salary.
The addition, which is in the Budget Law and must be examined by Parliament, is of one month of additional optional leave within the child’s sixth year of age. It would be paid at 80%.
Of the 35 billion of the maneuver, 1.5 are dedicated to the family. For the more fragile ones there is the social bonus bills: the Isee threshold rises from 12,000 to 15,000 euros. The Law establishes a fund of 500 million euros for the creation of a Savings Card for income up to 15 thousand managed by the municipalities for the purchase of basic necessities in shops that adhere to the initiative.
Also change thesingle check for families. “For 2023 it will be increased by 50% for the first year of life and by a further 50% for families made up of 3 or more children”. A 68 million fund dedicated, from 2023, to summer camps for children also enters the budget maneuver.
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Source: Vanity Fair
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