Lamborghini introduces enhanced parental leave and childcare support for employees
Automobili Lamborghini celebrates World Parents’ Day by detailing its expanded parental leave policies and coaching programs for employees at its Sant’Agata Bolognese headquarters.
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up to 80%
8 hours (16 for single parents)
What Happened
Lamborghini has introduced company financial integration for optional parental leave, ensuring a minimum of 70% salary, rising to 80% if both parents take at least 15 days of leave. Additional support includes paid leave for nursery start, adoption, and ill children, as well as coaching programs for new parents.
736
including 588 men and 148 women, as of 30 April 2026
- Company financial integration for optional parental leave up to 80% salary
- Eight hours paid leave for nursery start (doubled for single parents)
- Ten days paid leave for adoption/foster care preparations
- Paid sick leave for ill children (full pay up to age 3)
- Dad Coaching and Mum Coaching programs
“Supporting parenthood means recognizing the complexity of people’s lives and creating the conditions for everyone to continue growing, inside and outside the company.”
Why this matters
The Italian luxury automaker's initiatives reflect a growing trend in the automotive industry to support work-life balance and gender equality, potentially influencing other companies to adopt similar family-friendly policies.
Terms in This Story
- INPS
- Italian National Institute for Social Security, the public body that manages social welfare benefits in Italy.
- Optional parental leave
- Additional leave beyond mandatory maternity/paternity leave, often partially paid by the employer.
- Smart working
- Flexible work arrangement allowing employees to work remotely or with flexible hours.
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