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ItalyTeams articles for Nordic companies employing people in Italy: collective agreements, LAS vs Italian rules, leave, pension, payroll and hiring.

25 October 2026  •  5 min read • Italy

Flat hierarchy meets Italian workplace culture: feedback and decisions

Nordic managers lead by consensus and understatement. Italian colleagues often expect clearer direction and warmer contact. Practical habits for mixed teams.

24 October 2026  •  5 min read • Italy

July at home, August in Italy: planning holiday coverage across both calendars

Nordic offices empty in July, Italian ones in August. How to use the offset, plan public holidays and keep customers covered all summer.

23 October 2026  •  5 min read • Italy

Productivity bonuses in Italy: the 1% flat tax Nordic employers should know

In 2026 Italian productivity bonuses up to €5,000 a year can be taxed at 1% under a qualifying company plan. How it works and how it differs from a normal bonus.

22 October 2026  •  5 min read • Italy

Lunch benefit, Italian style: meal vouchers and fringe benefits in 2026

Electronic meal vouchers are tax-free up to €10 a day in Italy in 2026; fringe benefits up to €1,000 a year, €2,000 with children. How Nordic employers use them.

21 October 2026  •  5 min read • Italy

Reading an Italian payslip (busta paga) as a Nordic manager

The Italian payslip has more lines than a Swedish lönespecifikation. What each block means, so you can answer your employee and check the invoice.

20 October 2026  •  5 min read • Italy

RAL vs månadslön: how Italian candidates talk about salary

Nordic offers quote a monthly salary. Italian offers quote RAL, gross annual pay in 13 or 14 instalments. How to state, compare and negotiate an offer.

19 October 2026  •  5 min read • Italy

Converting your Italian consultant into an employee

Your Italian freelancer has become part of the team. Why that is a risk, and how to move them onto an Italian employment contract through an EOR.

18 October 2026  •  5 min read • Italy

EOR, freelancer or Italian subsidiary: three routes for a Nordic company

How a Swedish, Danish, Norwegian or Finnish company can have people working in Italy: an Employer of Record, a freelancer, or its own srl. Pros, risks, timing.

17 October 2026  •  5 min read • Italy

Fixed-term or permanent in Italy? A decision guide for Nordic employers

Italy, like Sweden, treats the open-ended contract as the norm. When a fixed-term contract fits, when it backfires, and what it means for retention.
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