With Circular No. 95 of May 26, 2025, INPS clarified the changes introduced by the Budget Law 2025 on parental leave compensation. As of January 1, 2025, employed parents will be eligible for three months of parental leave compensated at 80%. The measure is applicable to parents who end their maternity – or paternity – leave after December 31, 2024, or in case of birth or entry into the family on or after January 1, 2025.
It is important to note that there is no increase in the total number of months of parental leave, but rather an increase in the allowance for three of the months already provided. The three months compensable at 80 percent can be taken by both parents, even in a split mode or entirely by only one, as long as it is within six years of the child’s life or within six years of the child’s entry into the family in the case of adoption or foster care, and in any case no later than the child’s coming of age.
The Circular provides operational instructions on the new Uniemens codes to be used as of January 2025 and clarifies the retroactive adjustment requirements for contribution reports to be made in July, August and September 2025 if the 30 percent allowance was initially applied.