Reducing the amount of time spent at work is the goal for over two-thirds of Italian employees, according to a report on the labor market. The report said that 67.7% of Italians in employment want to reduce their work hours in the future.

30.5% only do what is strictly necessary at work, refusing overtime, calls and emails out of office hours. In 2022 61,000 parents left their jobs within the first year of life of their child, up from 39,738 in 2017.