Capital
Rome
Population
59.2 million
Languages
Italian
Timezone
UTC +1
Work week
40 hours
Employer taxes
approx. 30%
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Payroll cycle
monthly
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This country guide is for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice, nor as binding based on your relationship with Lano. When using Lano's solutions, the specifics may depend on your EOR and Payroll setup with our partners. Although we update this guide regularly, it may not reflect current legal developments. Lano Software GmbH disclaims any liability for any actions you take or refrain from taking based on the content contained in this country guide.
Italy’s labour force is the fourth largest in the EU. Roughly 63% of working Italians are employed in the service sector. Similar to Spain and Greece, Italy’s unemployment rate continues to be very high: In 2020, roughly 9.3% of the country’s labour force was without a job.
With such a high number of skilled workers looking for a job, international companies have a large pool of possible job candidates to choose from. Also when it comes to costs of employment, Italy is an attractive option for companies looking to hire remote employees: With average hourly labour costs being estimated to amount to roughly EUR 28.80 (Eurostat 2019), hiring in Italy is around 20% cheaper than in other European countries such as Germany or Sweden.
Although not legally required – in fact, a written note outlining the terms of employment provided to the newly hired employee is sufficient – it is best practice to draft a written employment contract which should at least contain the following information:
Identification of both parties
Date of commencement and employment duration – for temporary contracts
Workplace
Description of the position
Base salary as well as other compensation or benefits
Working hours
Probation period
Total number of holidays
Notice periods for employment termination
Legal grounds
Reference to collective agreements
Employment contracts in Italy are generally considered to be permanent but legislation also allows fixed-term contracts where appropriate. The maximum length for short-term contracts is twelve months – extendable to 24 months under certain conditions.
The length of the probation period depends on the employee’s position. For normal employees, probation periods of two months are common while managers are usually subject to a six months’ trial period.
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Limitations on daily and weekly working time are set by Italian labour law and collective agreements as follows:
As a standard, employees in Italy are usually required to work 40 hours per week unless there is a collective agreement in place which limits weekly working time even further. Although the distribution of working hours over the week is quite flexible, eight-hour workdays are quite common.
Rest periods are to be organised according to the following principles:
a minimum of 24 consecutive hours of rest over a seven-day period – usually Sunday
a minimum daily rest period of eleven hours
where working time exceeds six consecutive hours, a break of at least ten minutes is mandatory
In no case should an employee’s weekly working time exceed 48 hours – including overtime.
Any work performed beyond 40 hours is generally considered overtime. Overtime pay is subject to regulations set out by a collective agreements.
Employees in Italy usually get paid on a monthly basis with payments issued around the 27th of each month.
Italian legislation does not provide for a minimum wage, neither on national nor on regional level. However, collective agreements generally set minimum standards for employee remuneration in the corresponding industry.
Sick pay and sick leave in Italy are subject to the regulations agreed on in form of collective agreements. In most industries, the permissive sick leave period ranges from six to twelve months during which the employee is protected from dismissal and entitled to sick pay.
Generally, the first three days of sick leave are paid in full by the employer.Thereafter, employees usually continue receiving full pay but with social security covering at least a part of the employee’s sick pay – if not all of it.
Some collective agreements might mandate the payment of a 13th and / or 14th salary.
Employees and employers in Italy are subject to the following tax rates and social security contributions which are distributed between pension, unemployment, sickness, maternity and social mobility funds. Rates were last checked in February 2023.
Employers
24%
24% corporate tax rate
22% VAT (standard rate)
taxation for digital services (since January 2020): 3% of annual gross revenue for groups with an annual turnover exceeding EUR 750 million
Employees
up to 43%
Individual income tax rates:
up to EUR 15,000: 23%
up to EUR 28,000: 25%
up to EUR 50,000: 35%
over EUR 50,000: 43%
Additional regional and municipal taxes may apply.
Employers
around 30%
Contribution rates depend on the company’s sector of activity and the employee’s position but are generally around 30%
Employees
around 10%
employee contributions to social security depend on industry and job title but are generally around 10%
Ce guide de pays est destiné à des fins d'information uniquement et ne doit pas être interprété comme un conseil juridique. Le contenu de ce guide contient des informations générales et malgré le fait que nous le mettions à jour régulièrement, il peut ne pas correspondre aux développements juridiques actuels. Lano Software GmbH décline toute responsabilité concernant les actions que vous entreprenez ou vous abstenez d'entreprendre sur la base du contenu de ce guide de pays.
The minimum annual leave entitlement in Italy is four weeks. Depending on the employee’s level of seniority, collective agreements may provide for additional vacation days. Employees are usually free to decide when they want to use their annual leave but employers are allowed to put restrictions into place in order to ensure vacation schemes are compatible with the company’s needs.
In addition, the country observes twelve public holidays. National holidays that fall on a Sunday – except Easter Sunday – are shifted to the following Monday unless employee and employer agree on an extra day’s pay instead.
Female employees are entitled to five months of maternity leave which can be split as follows:
two months before and three months after delivery
one month before or four months after giving birth
During this time, the mother receives the equivalent of her usual salary, of which 80% are paid by INPS (the Italian social security body) while the employer covers 20% of the employee’s pay.
Following a revision of Italy's paternity leave law in 2022, fathers are now allowed to take ten days of paid paternity leave during which they will receive an allowance equal to 100% of their salary from the INPS. In the case of multiple births, paternity leave is extended to 20 days. The leave can be taken until 5 months after the birth.
Additionally, the mother can transfer her unused maternity leave to the father if she returns to work before her maternity leave period is over. In this case, fathers enjoy the same rights and receive the same payment as the mother would have done.
Legislative Decree no. 105/2022 has brought about some major changes to Italy's parental leave regulations. The new rules entered into force on January 1, 2023. Parental leave can now last up to 11 months. The distribution and pay rates being as follows:
3 months for the mother, 3 months for the fater and 3 months to be shared by either one of i.e. 9 months in total paid at a rate of 30%
1 month paid at a rate of 80% (to be used before the child turns 6)
1 additional month paid at a rate of 30% (subject to certain conditions)
Parental leave can be taken until the child turns 12. In addition, parents are allowed to take unpaid time off if their child is sick – as long as the child is under eight years old.
Employees further have the right to three additional days off per year in case of serious illness or death of a spouse or close family member. In cases where caring needs for a dependant family member are documented, Italian law provides for three days of paid leave per month. In severe cases, employees may claim up to two years of extraordinary leave to care for a sick family member during which they receive payments from the Ministry of Labour.
Other leave entitlements include study and training leave which is granted to employees with no less than five years of service, student employees or in accordance with collective agreements.
In addition to employment termination by default – i.e. in case of a fixed-term contract – or mutual consent, Italian labour law provides for the following reasons for employee dismissal:
permanent absence from work or permanent disability to perform the agreed work
personal reasons such as underperformance or misconduct
collective redundancies and other objective, company-related reasons
Employees can be dismissed immediately without prior notice on the grounds of gross misconduct. In all other cases, notice periods for both employees and employers depend on the employee’s role: Notice periods for employers are usually 30 days for normal employees and 60 days for managers.
Even employees who are dismissed for just cause, i.e. gross misconduct or other, and those resigning from their job are entitled to severance pay equal to the accumulated amount in the employee’s severance fund. As a rule, employers are obligated to set aside around 7.5% of the employee’s annual salary for this purpose.
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