Permits and leave available to working mothers

ANDbe working moms it is really very complicated. The hours are always 24, but there are so many things to coexist to make life very complicated.The State, to help families, makes available, permits and special leave who lend a hand in the daily organization.

Permits and leave for parents

There are several of them and new ones are born every year, fortunately. They are paid according to the circumstances and, when they are not, they still allow the job to be kept.

With the new government and the year that has just begun, it can be useful a guide that brings them all together and you also show which ones have been renewed, and how, for 2023.

Maternity leave

The first “permit” that is granted to the worker arrives already during pregnancy and is the maternity leave. This foresees that two months before the presumed date of the birth, compulsory abstention from work is triggered.

There duration is five months and each can decide how to distribute it. It can be 2 months before the birth and 3 after or, if the pregnancy goes well until the end, you can decide to enjoy all the five months after the birth.

In this case, however, authorization from the doctor is required, who will have to ensure that he continues to work do not jeopardize the health of either the unborn child or the mother.

During the employee’s leave 80% of the last salary received is due. Depending on the contracts, however, some oblige the employer to integrate what is paid by the INPS, thus allowing the working mother to receive the full salary.

Early maternity

The early maternity leave it is granted if the Territorial Labor Inspectorate deems that there is an incompatibility between pregnancy and the work activity carried out.

Another case if the ASL were to ascertain that the pregnancy is at risk. This leave has a duration which obviously depends on the persistence of the situations that motivated it.

As far as salary is concerned, the same applies as for maternity leave.

Parental leave

If maternity leave is recognized for the period of pregnancy and immediately after the birth, the worker has available other permits to devote himself to the care of the child.

Among them is the parental leave. The mother, or even the father in this case, can use it for a maximum of 6 months. And if it is a “single parent”, then you will be entitled to 11 months.

It is valid up to the age of 12 and is paid 30% of conventional salary and paid, upon request, directly by INPS.

The 2023 Budget law has introduced an improvement which provides, for only one of the parents, to enjoy an additional 1 month of leave, paid at 80%.

Breastfeeding permits

Working mothers and fathers are always entitled, as an alternative to parental leavethe so-called breastfeeding permits.

These are hourly permits available in the first year of a child’s life, up to 3 years in the case of a disabled child, the duration of which varies according to working hours.

There are 2 hours a day with at least 6 working hours, 1 hour if the daily schedule has less than 6 hours. They are paid 100%.

Child sick leave

In the event of illness of the child, they are then entitled to the appropriate permits which are added to those listed. The duration varies according to the age of the child. Therefore, up to the age of 3, parents can be absent from work for the entire period of the child’s illness. No salary is due. Above 3 but up to 8 years, they are entitled to a maximum of 5 days of leave per year.

Permits for the disabled child

For the handicapped child, permits for breastfeeding are granted up to the age of 3.

Also, the working mother of a severely disabled person in fact, he is also entitled to permit 104 which has a duration of 3 days a month, which can also be used by the hour.

Also, for the disabled son you also have the right to extraordinary leave with a duration (maximum) of 2 years. Leaves of 3 days as well as extraordinary leave are fully paid.

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