Italy/Paternity leave rises to 4 days. In line with the 2017 Finances Law, mandatory paternity leave will be four fully paid days. The 2013 Fornero reform introduced mandatory paternity leave. Initially paternity leave was one day that had to be taken during the first five months of the child’s life or adoption. This was then raised to two days in 2016 and 2017. In addition to the mandatory number of leave days rising to four in 2018, new fathers will also be able to once again enjoy an additional day that they can choose to take or not but if taken up will be deducted from their partner’s maternity leave allowance. In a country where childcare still remains primarily in the female domain this latest measure remains largely symbolic as there are no penalties nor sanctions levied on fathers or businesses if the measure is not taken up. According to the latest available INPS data (National Social Security Institute) almost 93,000 new fathers employed in the private sector did take up their mandatory 2016 paternal leave allowance, or roughly half of those potentially concerned, as compared with roughly 50,000 in 2013.
News update as of January 17, 2018
On the menu : paternity leave rises to 4 days in Italy, a new collective agreement at Swisscom focusing on employability and conciliation, A High Council for social dialogue is put in place in Burkina Faso and some news about the platforms workers.
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