# Italy vs your country

> Italian employment law vs the US, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, Singapore, India, UAE, Israel and South Africa: dismissal, leave, payroll, severance.


<section> <span class="eyebrow"><a href="payroll-guide.html">Payroll guide</a></span> <h1 id="italy-vs-your-country">Italy vs your country</h1> <p class="lede">Hiring in Italy is not just a translation of your home contract. Dismissal needs a valid reason, the sector collective agreement (CCNL) sets pay and leave, and every employee accrues TFR. Pick your country for a side-by-side comparison and detailed guides, each with official sources.</p> </section> <section> <div class="grid"> <a class="panel" href="italy-vs-us.html"><h3 id="us-compare">Italy vs United States</h3><p>At-will employment, W-2 payroll and US benefits against Italian dismissal rules, CCNL, INPS and the 13th month.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-vs-uk.html"><h3 id="uk-compare">Italy vs United Kingdom</h3><p>Employment Rights Act, notice and PILON, SSP, National Insurance and auto-enrolment against Italian law and CCNL.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-vs-singapore.html"><h3 id="sg-compare">Italy vs Singapore</h3><p>Employment Act, KETs, termination with notice and CPF against Italian dismissal rules, TFR and INPS.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-vs-india.html"><h3 id="in-compare">Italy vs India</h3><p>The four Labour Codes, gratuity, EPF/ESI and CTC against Italian contracts, TFR, INPS and RAL.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-vs-canada.html"><h3 id="ca-compare">Italy vs Canada</h3><p>Employment standards, common-law reasonable notice, CPP and EI against Italian dismissal rules, TFR and INPS.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-vs-ireland.html"><h3 id="ie-compare">Italy vs Ireland</h3><p>Unfair Dismissals Acts, statutory redundancy, PRSI and MyFutureFund against Italian law, CCNL and TFR.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-vs-australia.html"><h3 id="au-compare">Italy vs Australia</h3><p>Modern awards and the NES, unfair dismissal, super and PAYG against the Italian CCNL, INPS and TFR.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-vs-uae.html"><h3 id="ae-compare">Italy vs the UAE</h3><p>Fixed-term contracts, end-of-service gratuity and tax-free pay against Italian contracts, TFR, IRPEF and INPS.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-vs-israel.html"><h3 id="il-compare">Italy vs Israel</h3><p>Shimua, Section 14 severance, Bituach Leumi and pension against Italian dismissal rules, TFR and INPS.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-vs-south-africa.html"><h3 id="za-compare">Italy vs South Africa</h3><p>BCEA, LRA fair dismissal, UIF and SDL against the Italian CCNL, Jobs Act and INPS.</p></a> </div> </section> <section> <h2 id="guides-us">Guides for companies in United States</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/articles/at-will-vs-italian-employment-what-us-managers-must-unlearn.html">At-will vs Italian employment: what US managers must unlearn</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/probation-period-italy-vs-us-at-will.html">Probation Periods in Italian Employment Contracts: How They Differ From At-Will</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/gross-to-employer-cost-italy-vs-us-w2.html">Gross-to-employer cost: the same headline salary in Italy and in a US W-2 setup</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/income-tax-us-vs-italy-layered-comparison.html">Income Tax in Italy vs the US: Comparing the Layers in a Job Offer</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/us-pto-vs-italian-statutory-leave.html">Paid Time Off in Italy: US PTO Policies vs Statutory Leave</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/health-insurance-us-employer-plans-vs-italy-public-system.html">Health insurance in Italy: why US-style benefits budgets shift to other perks</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/biweekly-us-payroll-vs-monthly-italian-payroll.html">Biweekly US Payroll vs Monthly Italian Payroll: What Changes for Cash Flow</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/italian-payslip-busta-paga-explained-us-managers.html">The Italian Payslip (Busta Paga) Decoded for US Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/permanent-vs-fixed-term-contracts-italy.html">Permanent vs Fixed-Term Contracts in Italy: Choosing the Right One</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/year-end-checklist-us-companies-italian-employees.html">Year-End Checklist for US Companies With Italian Employees</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="italy-vs-us.html">Full comparison table: Italy vs United States</a></p> </section> <section> <h2 id="guides-uk">Guides for companies in United Kingdom</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/articles/uk-holiday-working-time-vs-italy-dlgs-66-2003.html">Holiday and Working Time: UK Working Time Regulations vs Italy (D.Lgs 66/2003 and CCNL)</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uk-maternity-paternity-shared-parental-vs-italian-congedo.html">Maternity, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave in the UK vs Italian Congedo</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uk-ni-paye-pension-vs-italy-inps-irpef-tfr.html">National Insurance, PAYE and Auto-Enrolment vs INPS, IRPEF and TFR: What an Italian Salary Really Costs</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uk-notice-pilon-vs-italian-notice-indennita-sostitutiva.html">Notice Periods and PILON in the UK vs Italian Notice and Indennità Sostitutiva</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uk-redundancy-pay-vs-italy-tfr-collective-dismissal.html">UK Redundancy Pay vs Italian TFR and Collective Dismissals (Law 223/1991)</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uk-restrictive-covenants-vs-italian-non-compete-2125.html">Restrictive Covenants and IP: UK Practice vs Italian Non-Compete (Art. 2125) and Duty of Loyalty (Art. 2105)</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uk-ssp-vs-italian-sick-leave-inps-comporto.html">Statutory Sick Pay in the UK vs Italian Sick Leave: INPS, CCNL Top-Ups and the Comporto Period</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uk-unfair-dismissal-vs-italian-dismissal-rules.html">Unfair Dismissal in the UK vs Dismissal Rules in Italy: Qualifying Periods, Reasons and Remedies</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uk-written-statement-vs-italian-employment-contract-ccnl.html">UK Written Statement vs Italian Employment Contract and CCNL: What Changes</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="italy-vs-uk.html">Full comparison table: Italy vs United Kingdom</a></p> </section> <section> <h2 id="guides-sg">Guides for companies in Singapore</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/articles/annual-sick-leave-singapore-vs-italy.html">Annual Leave, Sick Leave and Working Hours: Singapore vs Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/cpf-vs-inps-employer-cost-singapore-italy.html">CPF vs INPS: The Real Employer Cost of a Salary in Singapore and Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/employment-act-coverage-singapore-vs-italy-ccnl.html">Employment Act Coverage vs Italian CCNL: Who Is Protected in Each Country</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/maternity-paternity-leave-singapore-vs-italy.html">Maternity, Paternity and Childcare Leave: Singapore vs Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/non-compete-ip-pdpa-singapore-vs-italy-gdpr.html">Non-Competes, IP and Data Protection: Singapore vs Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/retrenchment-benefit-singapore-vs-italy-tfr.html">Retrenchment Benefits in Singapore vs TFR and Collective Dismissal in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/singapore-kets-vs-italian-employment-contract.html">Singapore KETs vs the Italian Employment Contract: What Must Be in Writing</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/termination-with-notice-singapore-vs-italy-dismissal.html">Termination With Notice in Singapore vs Dismissal Rules in Italy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="italy-vs-singapore.html">Full comparison table: Italy vs Singapore</a></p> </section> <section> <h2 id="guides-in">Guides for companies in India</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/articles/india-labour-codes-vs-italian-civil-code-ccnl.html">India's Four Labour Codes vs Italy's Civil Code and CCNL: Where the Rules Come From</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/appointment-letter-workman-vs-italian-ccnl-levels.html">Appointment Letters and "Workman" Status vs Italian Contracts and CCNL Levels</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/termination-retrenchment-vs-italian-dismissal-jobs-act.html">Termination in India vs Italy: Retrenchment, Notice and Justified Dismissal</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/gratuity-vs-tfr-italy-india.html">Gratuity vs TFR: How End-of-Service Pay Works in India and Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/epf-esi-vs-inps-inail-ctc-vs-ral-italy.html">EPF, ESI and Professional Tax vs INPS, INAIL and IRPEF: Why CTC Is Not RAL</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/leave-working-hours-india-vs-italy.html">Leave, Working Hours and Overtime: India vs Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/maternity-benefit-vs-congedo-maternita-italy.html">Maternity Benefit in India vs Congedo di Maternità, Paternità and Parental Leave in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/notice-buyout-bonds-non-compete-dpdp-vs-italy.html">Notice Buyouts, Training Bonds, Non-Compete, IP and Data Protection: India vs Italy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="italy-vs-india.html">Full comparison table: Italy vs India</a></p> </section> <section> <h2 id="guides-ca">Guides for companies in Canada</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/articles/canada-cpp-ei-vs-inps-employer-cost.html">CPP and EI vs INPS: The Real Employer Cost of a Salary in Canada and Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/canada-employment-standards-vs-italian-contract-ccnl.html">Employment Standards in Canada vs the Italian Contract and CCNL: Which Rules Apply</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/canada-esa-severance-vs-italy-tfr.html">ESA Severance Pay and the ROE vs TFR in Italy: End-of-Employment Payments Compared</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/canada-non-compete-privacy-vs-italy-gdpr.html">Non-Competes, IP and Privacy: Canada vs Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/canada-parental-leave-ei-vs-italy.html">Pregnancy and Parental Leave: Canada vs Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/canada-reasonable-notice-vs-italian-dismissal-rules.html">Reasonable Notice in Canada vs Dismissal Rules in Italy: Without Cause, Just Cause and the Jobs Act</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/canada-vacation-sick-leave-vs-italy.html">Vacation, Sick Leave and Working Hours: Canada vs Italy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="italy-vs-canada.html">Full comparison table: Italy vs Canada</a></p> </section> <section> <h2 id="guides-ie">Guides for companies in Ireland</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/articles/ireland-annual-leave-sick-pay-working-time-vs-italy.html">Annual Leave, Sick Pay and Working Time: Ireland vs Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/ireland-non-compete-ip-gdpr-vs-italy.html">Restraint of Trade, IP and GDPR: Ireland vs Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/ireland-prsi-myfuturefund-vs-inps-employer-cost.html">PRSI and MyFutureFund vs INPS: the Real Employer Cost in Ireland and Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/ireland-statutory-redundancy-vs-italy-tfr.html">Statutory Redundancy in Ireland vs TFR and Collective Dismissal in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/ireland-unfair-dismissal-vs-italian-dismissal-rules.html">Unfair Dismissal in Ireland vs Dismissal Rules in Italy: Service, Reasons and Remedies</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/ireland-written-statement-vs-italian-employment-contract.html">Irish Written Statement of Terms vs the Italian Employment Contract and CCNL</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="italy-vs-ireland.html">Full comparison table: Italy vs Ireland</a></p> </section> <section> <h2 id="guides-au">Guides for companies in Australia</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/articles/australia-leave-nes-long-service-vs-italy.html">Annual, Personal and Long Service Leave in Australia vs Leave in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/australia-modern-awards-nes-vs-italian-ccnl.html">Modern Awards and the NES vs the Italian CCNL: Employment Contracts Compared</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/australia-non-compete-reform-vs-italy-art-2125.html">Non-Compete Reform in Australia vs Art. 2125 in Italy: Restraints, IP and Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/australia-paid-parental-leave-vs-italy-maternity.html">Paid Parental Leave in Australia vs Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/australia-redundancy-pay-notice-vs-italy-tfr.html">Notice and Redundancy Pay in Australia vs TFR and Collective Dismissal in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/australia-superannuation-payg-vs-inps-irpef-employer-cost.html">Superannuation and PAYG vs INPS and IRPEF: The Real Cost of an Employee in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/australia-unfair-dismissal-vs-italian-dismissal-rules.html">Unfair Dismissal in Australia vs Dismissal Rules in Italy: Reasons, Process and Remedies</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="italy-vs-australia.html">Full comparison table: Italy vs Australia</a></p> </section> <section> <h2 id="guides-ae">Guides for companies in the UAE</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/articles/uae-end-of-service-gratuity-vs-italian-tfr.html">End-of-Service Gratuity vs TFR: UAE and Italy Compared</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uae-fixed-term-contracts-vs-italian-employment-contract-ccnl.html">UAE Fixed-Term Contracts vs the Italian Employment Contract and CCNL</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uae-leave-working-hours-vs-italy.html">Annual, Sick and Maternity Leave and Working Hours: UAE vs Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uae-non-compete-pdpl-vs-italian-non-compete-gdpr.html">Non-Competes and Data Protection: UAE Article 10 and PDPL vs Italian Law and GDPR</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uae-tax-free-salary-vs-italian-irpef-inps-net-pay.html">Tax-Free Salary vs IRPEF and INPS: The Net-Pay Shock for UAE Employers</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uae-termination-notice-vs-italian-dismissal-rules.html">Termination and Notice in the UAE vs Dismissal Rules in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uae-wps-work-permits-vs-italian-payroll-inps.html">WPS and Work Permits in the UAE vs Italian Payroll, INPS and Hiring Rules</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="italy-vs-uae.html">Full comparison table: Italy vs the UAE</a></p> </section> <section> <h2 id="guides-il">Guides for companies in Israel</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/articles/israel-annual-leave-sick-pay-havraa-vs-italy.html">Annual Leave, Sick Pay, Havra'a and Working Hours: Israel vs Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/israel-bituach-leumi-pension-vs-inps-employer-cost.html">Bituach Leumi and Pensia Hova vs INPS: The Real Employer Cost in Israel and</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/israel-maternity-leave-vs-italy-congedo.html">Maternity and Parental Leave: Israel vs Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/israel-non-compete-checkpoint-vs-italy-art-2125.html">Non-Competes After Checkpoint vs Italian Art. 2125: IP, Confidentiality and</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/israel-notice-of-employment-terms-vs-italian-contract-ccnl.html">Notice of Employment Terms in Israel vs the Italian Employment Contract and</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/israel-severance-section-14-vs-italy-tfr.html">Pitzuim and Section 14 vs TFR: Severance in Israel and Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/israel-shimua-advance-notice-vs-italian-dismissal-rules.html">Shimua and Advance Notice in Israel vs Dismissal Rules in Italy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="italy-vs-israel.html">Full comparison table: Italy vs Israel</a></p> </section> <section> <h2 id="guides-za">Guides for companies in South Africa</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/articles/south-africa-bcea-contract-vs-italian-ccnl.html">BCEA and Written Particulars vs the Italian Employment Contract and CCNL</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/south-africa-leave-working-hours-vs-italy.html">Annual, Sick and Parental Leave and Working Hours: South Africa vs Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/south-africa-lra-unfair-dismissal-vs-italian-dismissal.html">LRA Fair Dismissal and the CCMA vs Dismissal Rules in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/south-africa-restraint-of-trade-popia-vs-italy-gdpr.html">Restraint of Trade, IP and POPIA vs Italian Non-Competes and GDPR</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/south-africa-retrenchment-severance-vs-italy-tfr.html">Section 189 Retrenchment and Severance Pay vs TFR and Collective Dismissal in Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/south-africa-uif-sdl-paye-vs-inps-employer-cost.html">UIF, SDL and PAYE vs INPS and IRPEF: The Real Cost of an Employee in Italy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="italy-vs-south-africa.html">Full comparison table: Italy vs South Africa</a></p> </section> <section> <h2 id="how-we-help">How an Employer of Record helps</h2> <p>We employ your hire in Italy under the right CCNL, run payroll, INPS and tax, and handle notice and termination by the book, for €250 per employee per month all-inclusive. 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