- Banca ore (time bank)
- An hours account provided by collective agreements: extra hours are set aside and recovered later as paid time off, as an alternative or in addition to premiums (Legislative Decree 66/2003, art. 5, para. 5). The rules are in the CCNL.
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- Busta paga (payslip)
- The pay statement an employer gives the employee when paying wages, showing pay items, deductions and net pay (Law 4/1953). It may be delivered electronically.
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- CCNL – national collective agreement
- The agreement between unions and employer associations for a sector. It sets minimum pay, hours, vacation, leave, overtime and many other employment rules.
- Clausole elastiche e flessibili (flexibility clauses)
- Written agreements in part-time work that allow the schedule to be moved or its length increased, within the limits of collective agreements, with two working days' notice (Legislative Decree 81/2015, art. 6, paras. 4 and 5).
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- Codice fiscale (tax code)
- The alphanumeric code that identifies every person for tax purposes in Italy. In Chrono Desk it also opens protected payslip PDFs.
- Congedo parentale (parental leave)
- Time off work that parents are entitled to in a child's early years, governed by Legislative Decree 151/2001. Length and pay depend on the law and the CCNL.
- Congedo per gravi motivi familiari (family leave)
- Unpaid leave of up to two years, continuous or split, for serious and documented family reasons: the job is kept but the person may not work (Law 53/2000, art. 4, para. 2).
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- Consulente del lavoro (payroll consultant)
- A registered professional (Law 12/1979) who handles payroll, contributions and HR compliance for companies. In Chrono Desk they have a dedicated role.
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- Distinta (payment batch)
- A list of payments sent together, such as all of a month's salaries. In Chrono Desk the salary batch leaves the RoxPay business account after approval.
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- Divisore orario (hourly divisor)
- The number the monthly pay is divided by to get the hourly rate. The CCNL sets it: for example 168 in the Terziario Confcommercio CCNL (40 hours a week) and 173 in the metalworking industry CCNL.
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- Ex festività (ex-holiday leave)
- Paid leave hours compensating for public holidays abolished by Law 54/1977 (four, after Epiphany was restored). The CCNL sets the amount and rules; often 32 hours a year.
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- Ferie (paid vacation)
- The paid rest every worker is entitled to: at least four weeks a year (Legislative Decree 66/2003, art. 10). It cannot be waived and can only be paid out when employment ends.
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- Ferie maturate (accrued vacation)
- Vacation accumulated so far: it accrues monthly, at one twelfth of the annual total.
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- Ferie residue (remaining vacation)
- Vacation still to be taken: carryover from last year plus vacation accrued, minus vacation taken.
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- Festività nazionali (public holidays)
- The holidays recognised nationwide: Italy has 13 a year (from 2026 this includes 4 October, St Francis of Assisi, Law 151/2025), including Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, which change date every year. A town's patron saint day is instead a local holiday, different for each municipality.
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- Foglio ore (timesheet)
- The day-by-day record of each employee's hours, with shifts, breaks and absences. It is the basis for the LUL and payslips.
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- FTE – full-time equivalent
- Measures a team's workload in full-time units: weekly hours ÷ hours of a full week. Twenty hours out of 40 is 0.5 FTE. When counting employees, part-timers count in proportion to their hours (Legislative Decree 81/2015, art. 9).
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- Lavoro notturno (night work)
- Work done in the night period: at least seven consecutive hours that include the interval between midnight and 5 a.m. A night worker is someone who normally works at least three hours of their daily schedule at night, or who falls under the CCNL rules; where the CCNL says nothing, someone who does at least three hours of night work on at least 80 working days a year, with the threshold reduced pro rata for part-time (Legislative Decree 66/2003, art. 1). The average is 8 hours in every 24 (art. 13).
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- Lavoro supplementare (supplementary hours)
- In part-time work, the hours worked beyond the agreed schedule (Legislative Decree 81/2015, art. 6). If the CCNL says nothing, up to 25% of the agreed weekly hours, with a 15% premium on the overall actual hourly pay.
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- Lordo and netto (gross and net)
- Gross pay is before contributions and taxes; net pay is what the employee actually receives after deductions.
- LUL – Libro Unico del Lavoro, single employment register
- The mandatory register of each worker's data: personal details, pay and an attendance calendar (hours worked each day and, per Ministry circular 20/2008, also overtime, absences, vacation and rest). Introduced by art. 39 of Decree-Law 112/2008.
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- Malattia (sick leave)
- Absence due to illness, certified by a doctor with an electronic certificate. It does not reduce vacation and is paid under rules set by law and the CCNL.
- Matricola (employee number)
- The number that identifies an employee within the company, used on payslips and registers.
- Orario normale (standard hours)
- By law 40 hours a week (Legislative Decree 66/2003, art. 3). The CCNL can set fewer.
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- Part-time
- Reduced-hours employment (Legislative Decree 81/2015). Horizontal: fewer hours every day; vertical: only some days, weeks or months; mixed: a combination.
- Pausa (break)
- If the working day exceeds 6 hours a break is due; the CCNL sets its length, and failing that it is at least 10 minutes (Legislative Decree 66/2003, art. 8).
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- Permessi Legge 104 (carer's leave)
- Three days of paid leave a month for workers with a severe disability or caring for a family member with one (Law 104/1992, art. 33).
- Permessi per lutto e grave infermità (bereavement leave)
- Three working days of paid leave a year for the death or documented serious illness of a spouse, a relative within the second degree or a cohabiting partner (Law 53/2000, art. 4, para. 1).
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- Ponte (bridge day)
- The working day between a holiday and the weekend: if the holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, the Monday or Friday next to it is the ponte. It is not a public holiday: it is taken with vacation or leave.
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- RAL – gross annual salary
- A year's gross pay, including additional monthly payments such as the thirteenth and, where due, fourteenth month.
- Riposo compensativo (compensatory rest)
- Rest granted in place of rest or hours that could not be taken or paid. It is needed, for example, when a contract derogates from the 11 hours of daily rest (Legislative Decree 66/2003, art. 17, para. 4), and in the time bank.
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- Riposo giornaliero (daily rest)
- At least 11 consecutive hours of rest in every 24 (Legislative Decree 66/2003, art. 7).
- Riposo settimanale (weekly rest)
- At least 24 consecutive hours of rest every 7 days, normally on Sunday (Legislative Decree 66/2003, art. 9).
- ROL – Riduzione Orario di Lavoro, reduced working hours
- Paid leave hours granted by the CCNL. The amount varies by agreement; they accrue in proportion to service, under the rules of the CCNL.
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- SSO – single sign-on
- Access to several services with one account. Chrono Desk is accessed only with a RoxPay account, with no extra passwords.
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- Stipendio tracciabile (traceable salary)
- Since 1 July 2018 salaries cannot be paid in cash in Italy: bank transfer, electronic payment, cash at a bank counter with a mandate or cheque are required (Law 205/2017). Fines range from €1,000 to €5,000.
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- Straordinario (overtime)
- Work beyond standard hours. If the CCNL is silent the limit is 250 hours a year (Legislative Decree 66/2003, art. 5); the weekly average cannot exceed 48 hours.
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- TFR – Trattamento di Fine Rapporto, severance pay
- The sum an employee receives when employment ends. Each year a share equal to annual pay divided by 13.5 is set aside (art. 2120 of the Civil Code) and revalued over time.
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- Tredicesima and quattordicesima
- Additional monthly payments. The thirteenth month is provided by practically every CCNL and paid in December; the fourteenth only under some CCNLs (e.g. the Terziario Confcommercio one), with dates set by the agreement.
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Short definitions for information only: for real cases the law, the CCNL and your payroll consultant have the final word.
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