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Italy

Italy

Concept Yes/ No Law Social benefits Observations

Paternity

Leave

yes Law 53-8/3/2000Measures for thesupport of

motherhood andfatherhood, the right

to the care andtraining and

coordination times ofthe city

The new fathersare allowed threedays off work,

generally paid at100%

Fathers are paid at 100% by National health Consolidatedworker's father has the right to be absent from work for 3months following the birth of the child, if:

death or serious illness of the motherabandonment of the child by the mother

sole custody to the father

Permission formaternity

Yes Law 53 8/3(2000Measures forthe support of

motherhood andfatherhood, the rightto the care andtraining andcoordination times ofthe city

the workingmother employee

is entitled to beabsent from worktwo months beforethe expected dateof birth and 3months afterchildbirth.

the worker can choose to delay the start of maternityleave: one month before the expected date of birth and 4months postpartum. Mother receives 80% of her salary or

100% depending from collective agreements. These lawscan be extended to adoptive or foster care workers duringthe first (father or mother)3 months after entry of thechild (not over 6) in the family unless it is an internationalpre-adoptive fostering adoption ( the child can be over 6)

And pre-adoptive fostering international adoptions.

In this case the right (3 abstentions months) is recognizedeven if the child is older than 6 years of age and up. The

three months runs from the entrance of the child in thefamily as long as the worker is found at that timeproprietor of an employment relationship.

.

Extendedleave of

absence for

care ofrelatives and

yes As above The possibility ofextended leave iseight years

The law recognizes to both parents, the individual right toparental leave for the birth and adoption of a child duringthe first 8 years of the child for a maximum period of ten

months; promotes the active role of father through rewardmechanisms; equalize the rights of birth parents, adoptive

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children and foster parents, and extends support to parents withdisabled children / and , allows women the right todistribute the entire period of compulsorymaternity leave from work in a more freely time,encourages the hiring of temporary workers forreplacements during periods of voluntary or compulsoryleave from work; prohibits dismissal due to the request orparental leave, and allows the grant of an advance on

severance pay to cover the expenses during the period of

optional leave

Voluntaryextendedleaves ofabsence

yes As above Not more than 11months

The requirement is to have five years of service at thesame company

Vacations and

permissionsfor maternity,lactation or

paternity (orilt for

pregnancy)

Holidays are not lost even if they coincide with maternity,lactation, paternity leave

Reduction ofday for

minors' care

yes As above Children must notbe more than

eight years

They can enjoy five days in a year at 30% of their pay, butif the child is less than three years parents can have a

parental leave for all the lasting of childs ilness.

Permissionpaid bysurgical

intervention ofrelatives

withouthospitalization

Paid permission ofthree days

.This permission of three days per year must bedocumentated

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