On Wednesday 13 May following several tense weeks of debate within Italy’s governing majority the Council of Ministers approved the ‘Relaunch’ maxi-decree (> 250 articles) that includes a new series of measures to support workers and the economy, and to augment social policies. In particular, it establishes the ‘right to smart working’ for parents of children under age 14 and an ‘emergency income’ for households unable to benefit from other forms of support. The ‘Relaunch’ plan also extends some of the measures provided for in the ‘Cura Italia’ decree (c.f. article No. 11726), such as partial and technical unemployment, the suspension of redundancies and support for self-employed workers. In total, the State is releasing €55 billion to support employment and the economy.
The ‘right to smart working’ and parental leave extended. One of the most innovative points of the decree addresses the issue of how to reconcile childcare and employment since schools remain closed until September and business production is resuming. The government’s answer has been to opt for the ‘right to smart working’. Thus until the end of the state of health emergency, private sector workers with at least one child under the age of 14 will have the right to work remotely, provided that t
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