Below is a summary of the most relevant innovations in Payroll and personnel administration.
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Furlough – “CIGS” for termination of activity
The 2026 Budget Law refinanced – with 100 million euro – the extraordinary wage integration treatment (CIGS) for companies that have ceased or are ceasing production activities. The measure, illustrated in INPS Circular 1/2026, allows for the management of employment surpluses for a maximum period of 12 months, operating as an exception to the duration limits provided by ordinary regulations.
The most important technical aspect concerns the extension of the number of beneficiaries: in fact, employers previously excluded from the CIGS discipline can also access the treatment. The objective of the intervention is to ensure the continuity of income support during the liquidation or potential sale of the company complex, while facilitating the outplacement paths of the workers involved.
New Uniemens sickness arrangements from March 2026
In a recent update, the INPS ordered the postponement of the new procedures for displaying sickness events and the related adjustment in the Uniemens e-flow.
Initially scheduled for earlier dates, the technical changes that private employers must adopt in order to manage employees’ economic benefits will become mandatory as of the accrual month of March 2026. This postponement gives additional time to adapt management software and internal procedures to the new standards required by the authorities.
Extension of parental leave entitlement limit
With INPS Message no. 251 of 26 January 2026, INPS provides the first operational indications on the changes introduced by the 2026 Budget Law (Law no. 199/2025) concerning parental leave.
From 1 January 2026, for employed parents, parental leave may be taken up to 14 years of age of the child, instead of the previous limit of 12 years. The same extension also applies in the case of adoption or fostering, within 14 years of entry into the family (but not beyond “adult” age).
The limits for workers enrolled in the Separate Account (12 years); self-employed workers (1 year) remain unchanged. INPS also reports the updating of the telematic procedure for submitting applications and the possibility of recovering any periods used at the beginning of 2026.