# Employment and Payroll in Italy

> Guide for US companies to employment and payroll in Italy: payroll calendar, salary components, contracts and leave, outsourcing.


<section> <span class="eyebrow"><a href="payroll-guide.html">Payroll guide</a></span> <h1 id="employment-and-payroll-in-italy-explained-for-us-companies">Employment and payroll in Italy, explained for US companies</h1> <p class="lede">Five short chapters on what you need to know before hiring your first employee in Italy.</p> </section> <section class="grid"> <a class="panel" href="italy-eor-vs-entity.html"><h3 id="eor-entity-or-contractors">EOR, entity or contractors?</h3><p>Three ways to have people working for you in Italy, and when each makes sense.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-payroll-calendar.html"><h3 id="the-payroll-calendar-and-filings">The payroll calendar and filings</h3><p>Monthly cut-off, payment, F24 by the 16th, UniEmens, LUL, Certificazione Unica.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-salary-components.html"><h3 id="what-makes-up-an-italian-salary">What makes up an Italian salary</h3><p>RAL, 13th and 14th month, allowances, benefits in kind, contributions and taxes.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-employment-contracts.html"><h3 id="contracts-leave-and-termination">Contracts, leave and termination</h3><p>The CCNL, contract terms, annual leave, sickness, parental leave, notice and TFR.</p></a> <a class="panel" href="italy-payroll-outsourcing.html"><h3 id="outsourcing-payroll">Outsourcing payroll</h3><p>What a provider does, common mistakes, reporting to headquarters, questions to ask.</p></a> </section> <div class="cta"><a class="btn" href="calculator.html">Estimate the cost of a hire</a><a class="btn ghost" href="contact.html">Get a quote</a></div>


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