FORNERO’S REFORM: DECREE CONCERNING LEAVES EVEN FOR FATHERS EMPLOYEES (Il Sole 24 ore, february 15, 2013, page 21)
The provisions of Article 4 of Law n. 92/2012 (so called Fornero’s Reform) have become effective with the publication in the Official Gazette of the Decree of the Ministry of Labour dated December 22, 2012. Therefore, in order to dedicate time to newborn baby’s needs, employees who have become fathers starting from January 1, 2013 must mandatory be absent from work for one day (apart from mother’s status), and optionally (as well as alternately to mother’s absence), for another two days.