Timesheets
Free Excel timesheet template: download the monthly timesheet
Download the free monthly timesheet in Excel: automatic dates, hours with breaks and night shifts, absences and a total in decimal hours.
3 min read
Absences
Patron saint days in Italian cities: dates and what they mean for work
Patron saint feast dates in 26 Italian cities, with the weekday in 2026 and 2027, and what they mean for leave, payroll and the collective agreement.
6 min read
Payslips and salaries
13th month pay 2026 in Italy: when it is paid and how it is calculated
Italy's 13th month pay (tredicesima) in 2026: the CCNL sets the date, usually Christmas Eve. How it is calculated, special cases and net pay.
5 min read
HR management
Attendance monitoring and privacy in Italy: what employers may do
Recording attendance within the Workers' Statute and GDPR: art. 4, privacy notice, biometrics and geolocation, with a checklist for employers in Italy.
4 min read
Industries
Italy's Commerce CCNL (Confcommercio): hours, flexibility, overtime and leave
Italy's Commerce CCNL (Confcommercio, 2026 text): 40-hour week, flexibility and time bank, overtime premiums, ROL, vacation and sick leave, with an example.
5 min read
Industries
Metalworking CCNL in Italy: hours, overtime, leave and hourly divisor
Italy's metalworking industry CCNL after the 22 Nov 2025 renewal: 40-hour week, multi-week hours, overtime, 104 hours of PAR leave, hours account, divisor 173.
5 min read
HR management
Fixed-term contracts in Italy: duration, reasons, extensions, renewals and limits
Fixed-term contracts in Italy: 12 months without a reason, up to 24 with one, extensions, renewals, the 20% cap, right of first refusal and dates to track.
5 min read
Payslips and salaries
Exporting hours for your payroll consultant in Italy: what to send and how to check it
What an Italian payroll consultant needs each month for payslips and the LUL: hours, overtime, absences with codes, part-time, cut-off. Checklist and mistakes.
4 min read
Absences
Italian public holidays 2027: dates, bridge days and how to plan
The 13 Italian public holidays of 2027 with date and weekday, which fall on a weekend, bridge days and long weekends, and how to plan leave and shifts.
5 min read
Timesheets
Monthly working hours in Italy 2026 and 2027: days and hours by month
Working days and hours for every month of 2026 and 2027 on a 40-hour week, net of Italian national holidays: tables, yearly totals and how to use them.
6 min read
HR management
Probation period in Italy: maximum length, withdrawal and what happens during absences
How the probation period works in Italy: written agreement, maximum length, fixed-term contracts, withdrawal, sickness and maternity, and how to track it.
5 min read
HR management
Resignation and notice period in Italy: online form, long absences and the last month of work
Online resignation revocable within 7 days, notice set by the CCNL, unjustified absence over 15 days and the last-month checklist: leave, TFR, UniLav.
6 min read
Absences
Bereavement and family leave in Italy: three paid days and up to two years of unpaid leave
Italy gives 3 paid days for a death or serious illness in the family and up to 2 years of unpaid leave. Who qualifies, documents and how to record it.
4 min read
Absences
Company closure and collective vacation in Italy: who decides, notice and what if balances run short
August shutdown in Italy: who sets the vacation period, when to tell employees, what to do if accrued vacation runs short and how to record the closure.
5 min read
Payslips and salaries
How to read an Italian payslip: the main items explained
How to read an Italian payslip: what the law requires, pay items, social contributions, tax, net pay and TFR, and how to check hours and leave.
5 min read
Absences
Marriage leave in Italy: who is entitled, how many days and how the INPS allowance works
Marriage leave in Italy: who is entitled, how many days, the INPS allowance for blue-collar staff, civil unions and how to record it in timesheets and payroll.
5 min read
Absences
Maternity and paternity leave in Italy: what the law says and how to record it
Maternity: five months with INPS pay at 80%. Compulsory paternity: 10 days at 100%. What Italian law says and how employers should record both.
4 min read
Timesheets
Night work in Italy: who is a night worker, limits, health checks and premiums
Who is a night worker under Legislative Decree 66/2003, the 8-hour limit, health checks, exclusions and CCNL premiums, and how to record night hours.
4 min read
HR management
Part-time work in Italy: hours, vacation and 13th month pay
How part-time works in Italy: written contract, supplementary work and flexibility clauses, vacation, 13th month pay and ROL pro rata, and recording hours.
5 min read
Timesheets
Daily rest, weekly rest and breaks in Italy: the rules for schedules and shifts
Italy's 11-hour daily rest, 24-hour weekly rest and break after 6 hours: what Legislative Decree 66/2003 says, derogations and close-then-open shifts.
4 min read
Absences
Statutory paid leave in Italy: a list with sources and rules
Blood donation, polling stations, public office, prenatal exams, nursing breaks, exams: Italy's statutory paid leave with source, rule and how to record it.
4 min read
Timesheets
Working on public holidays in Italy: national holidays, rules and pay
Which days are Italian public holidays, what happens when they fall on a Sunday, how holiday work is paid and what the CCNL decides, with a worked example.
5 min read
Timesheets
Attendance records in Italy: what the law requires
Is clocking in mandatory in Italy? What the Libro Unico del Lavoro requires, what the 2019 EU ruling means and where privacy and worker-monitoring rules apply.
4 min read
Payslips and salaries
Hourly rate and hourly divisor in Italy: how to calculate them
How to get the hourly rate from monthly pay with the CCNL's divisor, or from annual gross pay (RAL), why divisors differ and how part-time works.
4 min read
Absences
ROL and ex-holiday leave in Italy: how it accrues and how unused hours are paid
What ROL and ex-holiday leave are in Italy, who sets the hours, how they accrue and what happens to unused hours: expiry, payout and a worked example.
4 min read
Payslips and salaries
13th and 14th month pay in Italy: how they work and when they are paid
What the tredicesima and quattordicesima are in Italy, who gets them, how they accrue in twelfths, when they are paid and how to handle hires and leavers.
4 min read
Timesheets
Time bank (banca ore) in Italy: how it works and what CCNLs say
What the banca ore (time bank) is, what Legislative Decree 66/2003 says, who decides, what two CCNLs provide and a worked example with banked overtime hours.
4 min read
Absences
Law 104 leave in Italy: who is entitled and how to manage it
Law 104 gives eligible employees and carers 3 days of leave a month (or 2 hours a day). Who qualifies, who pays and how to record it in the timesheet.
3 min read
Timesheets
Overtime in Italy: limits, premiums and how to calculate it
What counts as overtime in Italy, how many hours the law allows, who sets the premiums and how to calculate overtime pay, with a step-by-step example.
3 min read
Payslips and salaries
TFR severance pay in Italy: how it is calculated and paid
Italian TFR severance pay made simple: how it accrues each year, how it is revalued, when an advance is possible and how it is taxed.
3 min read
Absences
Unused vacation in Italy: deadlines, contributions and payouts
When vacation must be taken in Italy, what happens to a backlog, when INPS contributions fall due and when unused vacation can be paid out.
3 min read
Industries
Attendance in restaurants and hotels: shifts, holidays and overtime
How to manage attendance and hours in restaurants, bars and hotels in Italy: split shifts, holiday and night work, seasonal staff, rest and time records.
2 min read
Industries
Attendance in shops: hours, shifts and part-time
How to manage attendance and hours in a shop in Italy: rotating shifts, Sundays and holidays, part-time, vacation and leave, and recording staff hours.
2 min read
HR management
Hiring an employee in Italy: the onboarding checklist
What to do when you hire an employee in Italy: UniLav notification, contract information, documents to collect, safety, privacy and the first day.
2 min read
Timesheets
Work shifts in Italy: how to plan them within the rules
How to organise employee shifts in Italy: 11-hour rest, breaks, weekly rest, night work and how to keep hours and shifts aligned.
2 min read
Payslips and salaries
Digital payslips and traceable salaries in Italy: what employers must know
Can payslips be delivered as PDFs? What Italian law requires for payslip delivery and traceable salary payments, and how to simplify the whole monthly process.
3 min read
Timesheets
Remote work in Italy: how to track attendance and hours
Remote work and working hours in Italy: what Law 81/2017 says, what goes in the agreement and how to record the hours of people working from home.
2 min read
Absences
Employee sick leave in Italy: how to handle and record it
What to do when an employee is sick in Italy: electronic certificate, notification, medical checks, comporto period and how to record the absence.
2 min read
Absences
Vacation and leave in Italy: how they are calculated and tracked
Italian law requires at least 4 weeks of paid vacation a year. How it accrues monthly, what ROL and ex-holiday leave are, and how to track balances and carryover.
3 min read
Timesheets
Employee timesheets in Italy: the rules and a setup that works
What an employee timesheet should record, which Italian working-time rules apply and how to set it up so payroll gets correct data at the end of every month.
4 min read
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