INPS report shows seasonal precarity for Italy's school staff

The INPS 2026 Annual Report indicates that Italy's public education sector employs 1.84 million workers, but relies heavily on short‑term contracts that expire each summer. When school contracts end in June, thousands of teachers and support staff become unemployed, leading to a sharp rise in NASpI (new unemployment benefit) claims in July. More than 200,000 school employees received the benefit, averaging €49 per day (about €6,304 per year).

The Coordinamento Nazionale Docenti della disciplina dei Diritti Umani (CNDDU) warned that this contractual instability harms teaching continuity, hampers the three‑year educational plan, and undermines support for students with special needs. The union called for a comprehensive overhaul of recruitment rules and multi‑year staffing plans. The report also notes that only 1.2 % of school staff are non‑EU nationals and that the third‑sector employs roughly 75,000 workers (8.8 % of the sector).