Payroll in Italy runs in EUR (Euro). Monthly payroll, generally with a mandatory 13th-month payment (tredicesima) and often a 14th-month payment depending on the applicable CCNL. A 13th-month payment (tredicesima) is mandatory under virtually all CCNLs; many sectors also require a 14th-month payment. Statutory employer contributions apply. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Monthly payroll, generally with a mandatory 13th-month payment (tredicesima) and often a 14th-month payment depending on the applicable CCNL.
Working week
Standard working week is 40 hours; overtime is regulated and capped by the applicable CCNL, generally with premium rates of 15-50% above base pay.
Minimum wage
Italy has no single statutory national minimum wage; minimum pay levels are set by sector-level collective bargaining agreements (CCNL) which are near-universally applied.
13th-month
A 13th-month payment (tredicesima) is mandatory under virtually all CCNLs; many sectors also require a 14th-month payment.
Employer cost
Employer INPS social security contributions run at approximately 29-32% of gross salary, funding pensions, unemployment, sickness and other benefits, alongside mandatory INAIL work-injury insurance.
Probation
Probation periods vary by CCNL and seniority level, commonly ranging from 1 to 6 months.
Notice period
Notice periods and severance are governed by CCNL scales; all employees accrue TFR (trattamento di fine rapporto) severance of roughly one month's salary per 13.5 months worked, payable on any termination.
Two ways to run payroll in Italy
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Italy. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on Southern Europe time.
EOR-run payroll
No entity in Italy? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in 2 weeks (eor), no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Italy
No statutory minimum wage, national collective agreements set pay floors
13th (and often 14th) month payments are standard
TFR severance accrues for every employee
CBAs (CCNL) govern most employment terms by sector
Termination process is form-heavy
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