Illness and parental leave for employees enrolled INPS Special Fund (Il Sole 24 Ore, May 14, 2013, page 26)

The National Institute for Social Security (so called “INPS”), with note no. 77 of May 13, 2013, provided some clarifications about the recognition of daily indemnity of illness and parental leave for the employees enrolled in INPS Special Fund. In detail, the institute has confirmed that such treatment is granted to employees who have paid at least three months of social security contributions in the twelve months before the event (illness or son’s born) and the amount of the indemnity due has to be proportional with the declared income of the applicant employee. Furthermore, INPS provided some indications about the modalities for the application of the request and the possible litigation management.