News 2 - Relaunch Decree
Subject: Decree-Law No. 34 of May 19, 2020
Following the News forwarded yesterday, we hereby report the additional major provisions contained within the so-called Relaunch Decree.
Title III: Measures in favor of workers
Chapter I: Amendments to Decree-Law No. 18 of March 17, 2020, converted with amendments by Law No. 27 of April 24, 2020
PARENTAL LEAVE AND BABY SITTING BONUS FOR WORKERS WITH CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OLD ex art. 23 (Art. 72)
Parental leave for working parents in the private sector is extended to a maximum of 30 days.
Therefore, effective March 5 until July 31, 2020, it is possible to take COVID special leave for a total continuous or fractionated period of 30 days instead of the previously scheduled 15 days.
For the employed parents any periods of parental leave, even if it is extended (ex Art. 32-33 Legislative Decree No. 151/2001), taken by parents during the period of suspension, are converted to COVID special leave.. Such period or days shall not be counted for the purposes of parental leave or compensated as parental leave.
The use of COVID special leave is granted alternately to both parents., for a combined total of thirty days, and is subject to the condition that there is no other parent in the household who is a beneficiary of income support instruments in case of suspension or termination of employment or another unemployed or non-working parent.
Parents employed in the private sector with children under the age of 16, provided that there is no other parent in the household who is the beneficiary of income support instruments in the event of suspension or cessation of work or that there is no non-working parent have the right to abstain from work for the period of suspension of educational services for children and educational activities in schools of all levels, without payment of allowances or recognition of figurative contributions, with prohibition of dismissal and the right to job retention.
In alternative to the COVID special leave remains without prejudice to the possibility for the same beneficiary workers, to choose the payment of the bonus for the purchase of baby-sitting services, in the overall maximum limit of 1,200 euros, replacing the 600 euros initially provided.
This bonus for the purchase of babysitting services is also granted to self-employed workers who are not registered with INPS, subject to notification by the respective social security funds of the number of beneficiaries.
In addition, this decree provided for the possibility of using the above bonus for enrollment in the:
summer centers;