In brief

This publication features the latest Employment developments in Italy.

New laws and regulations

Extension of the right to work remotely

A new law recently extended, until 31 March 2023, the right of vulnerable employees to work in agile mode. However, the right to work remotely was not extended for parents of children below the age of 14, who had previously benefitted from it. Further, starting from 1 January 2023, employees working remotely, will be required to enter into individual agile work agreements with their employers; the latter will have to make all mandatory communications related to the agreement within five days from the beginning of the remote work setup.

Work-life balance and parental leaves: new sanctions

The National Labour Inspectorate recently provided clarifications on the new sanctions introduced by the so-called Work-Life Balance Decree that entered into force on 13 August 2022 (you can read more about the topic here). In particular, these new sanctions are:

• An administrative sanction ranging between EUR 516 and EUR 2,582 for those employers that impede the use of (i) mandatory paternity leaves; (ii) parental leaves; or (iii) breastfeeding leaves
• An administrative sanction ranging between EUR 1,032 and EUR 2,582 in case of dismissal of working fathers on paternity leave until their child turns one, as well as the employee’s reinstatement
• Imprisonment up to six months for employers that impede working fathers to use their paternity leave in...

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