Padua, February 27, 2023 – Promotion and support of parenting through concrete actions to support parents that add to the measures already established in the national labour contract and current legislation, with the goal of being an increasingly inclusive employer attentive to people’s needs. These are the pillars behind the new parental policy of SIT, a multi-national listed on the Euronext Milan segment of the Italian Stock Exchange that creates intelligent solutions for monitoring environmental conditions and measuring consumption, which will officially come into effect on March 1, 2023.
“With this and other corporate welfare, well-being and inclusion initiatives, we want to concretely promote a culture based on meritocracy, equality and respect for all kinds of diversity” stated Roberta Fagotto, Group HR Director at SIT. “With the broader goal of supporting the sustainable growth of people and generating a positive, safe and stimulating work environment, we are committed every day to the implementation of equity initiatives, and the recently launched parental policy is testament to this.”
With the parental policy – which applies to all SIT and MeteRSit Italia employees who announce a maternity and/or paternity, whether natural or adoptive, SIT seeks to support parents during two phases: in the prenatal period, in order to facilitate preparation for the arrival of the child, and in the period immediately following the child’s arrival until the child is three years old, so as to facilitate recovery and work-life balance.
Within a broad range of supporting actions, in line with the goals stated in the Sustainability Plan to 2025 and in particular with the “Made with Care” pillar dedicated to social responsibility, SIT has added several measures to support parents, including:
- ● 5 days of additional, paid leave for new fathers to be taken within the first year of the child’s life or within the first year of joining the family;
- ● Euro 700 “welfare on top” to support parents with children up to 3 years of age;
- ● 15 days of smart working per month during the first month of a return to work after mandatory
leave;
- ● 3 paid leave days for dads to attend prenatal visits;
- ● total smart working to manage the overseas stay in case of international adoption;
- ● one additional paid leave per year to accompany children up to the age of 14 to medical
appointments;
- ● favourable conditions for children of SIT and MeteRSIT employees to participate in after-
school and summer centre services of the SIT Foundation – Sport, Inclusion, Talent in Padua.
