National Institute of Statistics, Italy

The Italian National Institute of Statistics is a public research organisation. It has been present in Italy since 1926, and is the main producer of official statistics in the service of citizens and policy-makers. It operates in complete independence and continuous interaction with the academic and scientific communities. Since 1989 Istat has been performing the role of directing, coordinating, and providing technical assistance and training within the National Statistical System (Sistan). The System was established under Legislative Decree 322/89 in order to rationalise the production and publication of information and to optimise resources allocated to official statistics. Sistanis made up of Istat, central and branch statistical departments of Public Administrations, of local and regional bodies, Chambers of Commerce, other public bodies and administrations providing statistical information.

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    • Maternity and Parental Leave, Italy
      décembre 2021
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      Data source(s) used: INPSArchives of INPS administrative: Beneficiaries of maternity and paternity leave and parental leave are of the following categories of workers:• employees• self-employed• parasubordinati workers (i.e. workers who pay payroll taxes to the so called Gestione separata, that is the separate management fund under article 2, paragraph 26 of law n.335/1995), who have no other source of income (job or pension)The statistical unit is represented by a worker who has benefited from the service at least once a year.Maternity and paternity leave is a financial benefit equal to 80% of the daily wage received in the last month of work and is scheduled for the entire period of compulsory leave, ranging from 2 months before the expected date of childbirth (or the previous month in the event of flexibility) at 3 months after delivery (or 4 months after the birth in case of flexibility).Parental leave is paid for voluntary abstention from work granted to mothers (for all categories of workers) and fathers (only for employees), including adoptive and foster parents, provided that throughout the period required the employment relationship is in place and that the child is living.