Lungi da ridurre le ferie retribuite, aggiungiamo l'orario flessibile.

Lungi da is an idiomatic expression meaning far from.

So Lungi da ridurre... means Far from reducing...

It is more formal and emphatic than a plain expression like non. It often introduces something the speaker wants to reject strongly before stating what really happens.

Because lungi da is followed by an infinitive verb.

So the pattern is:

lungi da + infinitive

Examples:

• Lungi da criticare il progetto... = Far from criticizing the project...
• Lungi da peggiorare la situazione... = Far from making the situation worse...

In your sentence:

• ridurre = to reduce

In Italian, ferie usually refers to time off from work, especially vacation leave from a job. It is very common in work and legal/employment contexts.

So:

• ferie = vacation leave / annual leave
• vacanza = a holiday or trip, often more about travel or leisure in general

Because the sentence talks about employment benefits, ferie is the natural choice.

Also, ferie is normally used in the plural:

• le ferie

Retribuite means paid.

It is plural because it agrees with ferie, which is feminine plural.

Agreement:

• le ferie = feminine plural
• retribuite = feminine plural adjective/participle

So:

• ferie retribuite = paid vacation / paid leave

Compare:

• permesso retribuito = paid leave/permission off, singular masculine
• ferie retribuite = paid holidays/paid vacation, plural feminine

The comma separates the introductory phrase from the main clause.

Structure:

• Lungi da ridurre le ferie retribuite, = introductory idea
• aggiungiamo l'orario flessibile. = main statement

In English, this works similarly:

• Far from reducing paid vacation, we add flexible hours.

The comma helps mark that shift clearly.

Aggiungiamo means we add.

It is:

• 1st person plural
• present indicative
• from aggiungere = to add

Italian often drops subject pronouns, so there is no need to say noi unless you want emphasis.

So:

• aggiungiamo = we add / we are adding

Because orario is a masculine singular noun, and here it needs the definite article il.

But il becomes l' before a word beginning with a vowel:

• il + orario → l'orario

So:

• l'orario flessibile = flexible hours / flexible scheduling / a flexible work schedule

This is just normal article contraction before a vowel.

Literally, it means flexible schedule or flexible working hours.

Depending on context, it can be translated as:

• flexible hours
• flexible scheduling
• a flexible work schedule

Italian orario can refer to a timetable, schedule, or working hours, so the exact English wording depends on context.

It is understandable and fairly common in writing, journalism, formal speech, and argumentative language, but it sounds more formal or rhetorical than everyday casual conversation.

In everyday spoken Italian, people might more often say something simpler, such as:

• Non riduciamo le ferie retribuite; anzi, aggiungiamo l'orario flessibile.
• Altro che ridurre le ferie retribuite: aggiungiamo l'orario flessibile.

So lungi da is correct and natural, but it has a more polished or formal tone.

Yes. Ridurre is a transitive verb, so it can directly take an object.

Here:

• ridurre = to reduce
• le ferie retribuite = direct object

So:

• ridurre le ferie retribuite = to reduce paid vacation / paid leave

No preposition is needed.

Yes. A less formal version could be:

• Non solo non riduciamo le ferie retribuite, ma aggiungiamo anche l'orario flessibile.
• Anziché ridurre le ferie retribuite, aggiungiamo l'orario flessibile.

These keep the same general idea but sound less literary or rhetorical than Lungi da...