Home » Legal developments » National legislation » Italy: government adopts definitive versions of decree-laws on work-life balance and transparent working conditions Italy: government adopts definitive versions of decree-laws on work-life balance and transparent working conditions Through . Published on 08 July 2022 à 11h36 - Update on 08 July 2022 à 11h36 Resources The two texts adopted by Italy’s Council of Ministers on 22 June confirm the provisions of the draft versions approved at the end of March (see articles n°12999 and n°13002). The transposition of European Directive 2019/1158 on work-life balance will see the compulsory paternity leave allowance increased to 10 days, to be taken over a seven-month period around the child’s birth – two months prior and five months following. Employers that prevent staff enjoying this entitlement face the prospect of sanctions. Meanwhile the parental leave allowance, at 30% pay, is increased whereby each parent takes three months of leave and one of the two takes an additional three months. Furthermore, parental leave for single-parent families is increased from 10 to 11 months. If the company has implemented an agile working policy, it must give priority to parents of children under the age of 12 and to employees who are caregivers. The decree-law transposing EU Directive 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions will allow workers with non-standard contracts (platform workers and those on “occasional collaboration” or “coordinated and continuous collaboration” contracts, a hybrid status between employee and self-employed) to obtain more complete information on their working conditions and new rights: a trial period of a “reasonable” length, work scheduling and the possibility of doing another job outside the agreed hours. Employers, including platforms, that fail to respect these standards will face sanctions. Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels