Italy's INPS Clarifies Rules on Law 104 Family Care Leave
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INPS is a big office in Italy. It helps workers with money and rules.
There is a law called Law 104. It gives special days off work. Workers use these days to help a sick family member.
INPS gave new information about this law. It talked about who is a family member under the law.
It also talked about the duration of the days off. Workers can take up to three days a month.
Some workers use more than three days a month. Now there will be more checks on these workers.
INPS also said workers must use the days for assistance. This means helping the sick person. They cannot use the days for other personal activities.
The new rules want to stop people from using the days in a wrong way.
Many families in Italy use Law 104. The new rules are important for them.
Vocabulary7 words
- INPS
- a big Italian office that helps workers with money and rules
- Law 104
- a rule that gives workers special days off to help sick family
- family member
- a person in your family, like a parent or child
- duration
- how long something is
- assistance
- help you give to someone
- personal activities
- things you do for yourself, not work
- checks
- when someone looks to see if rules are followed
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1. Special days off to help sick family 2. Three days 3. False
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INPS is a big office in Italy. It helps workers with money and _____.
There is a law called Law 104. It gives special days off _____.
Workers use these days to help a sick family _____.
INPS gave new information about this law. It talked about who is a family member under the _____.
It also talked about the duration of the days off. Workers can take up to three _____ a month.
Some workers use more than three days a month. Now there will be more _____ on these workers.
INPS also said workers must use the days for assistance. This means helping the sick _____.
They cannot use the days for other personal activities.
The new rules want to stop people from using the days in a wrong _____.
Many families in Italy use Law 104. The new rules are important for _____.
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