Babysitter bonus also for those who are smart working and have small children: the announcement by Minister Bonetti

Minister Elena Bonetti announced that she is working to extend the babysitter bonus also to smart working workers

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With the closure of schools in the red areas, many people are now in smart working, with all the difficulties that this entails between work, family management, small and older children in Dad. The support for families announced by Draghi excluded the possibility of having leave or babysitting vouchers for workers in smart working but now, some statements by Minister Bonetti, bode well.

In recent days, many parents have asked themselves the question: are parental leave and babysitter bonuses due to those who work in smart working? The answer at the moment is no, but the minister of Equal Opportunities and the Family, Elena Bonetti, intervened a few hours ago on the matter, who told TgCom 24:

“We have introduced, for now only for some categories, the babysitter voucher, we used 290 million which is a substantial amount, but it was used in the first emergency. I am working in the next measures, to extend this measure to parents who are smart working but they have small children (I am thinking of kindergarten and primary school), and therefore need further help "

The minister recalled that "Smartworking is not a reconciliation tool, it is not welfare, it is a different organization of work but it is work".

In practice, according to what was declared by the minister, the decree of 12 March was an emergency measure but now we are working on new support for the family which, in fact, will also affect families with parents in smart working and small children in tow.

“Smartworking requires a cultural change to encourage the world of work and companies to propose forms of work that are more compatible with people's lives, so as to optimize quality of life and productivity. The office moved home is difficult to manage "

Source: TgCom24

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