Sardinia launches incentives to convert part-time contracts into full-time ones.

Part-time contracts, when imposed by an employer, can become a trap from which it's difficult to escape. Behind the phenomenon of involuntary part-time work lies a form of precarious employment that particularly affects women, who are forced to work fewer hours, accept reduced paychecks, and often work unpaid overtime. In fact, it's an obstacle to true economic independence, preventing workers from planning for the future, starting a family, and enjoying a dignified quality of life. Too often, it's a condemnation to a life of poverty.

To counteract this phenomenon, the Regional Council has approved a new measure, announced by theLabor Councilor Desirè Manca, which has allocated 1 million euro to encourage companies to transform their fixed-term and part-time contracts in permanent and full-time contracts, subject to agreement between employer and employee.

"For each transformation," the councilor explains, "we propose providing an incentive equal to 75% of the gross annual salary for workers between 18 and 35 and women; 70% for workers between 35 and 50; and 65% for those over 50."

A measure born in response to worrying data: The 2025 Istat Report records an increase in involuntary part-time work, With the Sardinia last in the rankings.

The main numbers:

• Il 24% of female workers He doesn't have a full-time contract, even though he would like one.

• Among the under 35s, the 28,1% have a fixed-term job and 5,9% also involuntary part-time.

• For women the data are even more critical: 13,7% with involuntary part-time, and of these the 4,3% also have a fixed-term contract.

"We work to increase and safeguard employment levels," Manca concludes, "and we are especially committed to ensuring a dignified quality of life for all people, with particular attention to those most in need."