Maternity and paternity leave

The online procedure allows parents to submit claims for benefits according to their employment category.

• Employees in the private sector can submit
  • claim for alternative maternity or paternity leave;
  • claim for mandatory paternity leave with direct payment;
  • claim for parental leave;
  • claim for mother's (directly paid) and father's daily leave.
• Self-employed workers may submit
  • claim for maternity or paternity allowance;
  • claim for parental leave.
• Workers enrolled in the Separate Pension Scheme may submit:
  • claim for maternity or paternity allowance;
  • claim for parental leave.

Maternity and parental leave for employees, the self-employed and workers in the separately managed scheme

Access procedure: Click the link at the top to access the online maternity leave application service by selecting the relevant question regarding your employment status after authentication.
Description: The service provides access to obtain general information on performance, consult user manuals, submit applications for maternity leave, check applications already submitted, check the application file and other functions.

The main features available are as follows:

• Information on individual benefits
• Cancellation of applications;
• Consultation of applications;
• Consultation of files.

• Authority responsible for the procedure
  INPS, email: dc.ammortizzatorisociali@postacert.inps.gov.it, tel.: 06 164164.

• Stages of the procedure
  Authentication, submission of application, consultation, printing.

• Means of authentication, identification, signature accepted for the procedure
  PIN INPS, SPID, CIE, CNS.

• Type and format of documentary evidencee
  Online certificate of pregnancy.

• Means of redress or appeal
  Administrative appeal to the Provincial Committee referred to in Article 46 of Law No 88 of 9 March 1989 (in Italian).

• The applicable fees and the online methods of payment
  Free service.

• Estimated deadlines and timeframes
  The consultation service is always available.

• Any rules concerning a lack of reply from the competent authority
  
  
• dc.ammortizzatorisociali@postacert.inps.gov.it

• Any additional languages in which the procedure can be carried out
  The procedure is available only in Italian.