# ItalyTeams

> Build your team in Italy. Employer of Record (EOR) in Italy: €250 per employee per month, all inclusive. Invoiced in the client's currency at the EUR reference rate.

## Pages
- [About ItalyTeams](https://italyteams.com/about.html): ItalyTeams is the Nordic-facing brand of EmployItaly, an Italian payroll and HR team employing people in Italy for foreign companies, with data kept in the EU.
- [Employing in Italy vs Sweden](https://italyteams.com/italy-vs-sweden.html): Italy compared with Sweden, with notes for Norway, Denmark and Finland: collective agreements, LAS vs Italian dismissal rules, notice, holiday, sick pay, parental leave, pension, 13th month and non-compete.
- [Employment and Payroll in Italy](https://italyteams.com/payroll-guide.html): A guide for Nordic companies to employment and payroll in Italy: EOR or entity, the payroll calendar, salary components, contracts and leave, outsourcing.
- [EOR Prices for Italy Compared](https://italyteams.com/compare-eor-prices.html): ItalyTeams has the lowest all-inclusive Employer of Record price for Italy: €250 per employee per month. Compared with every EOR provider that publishes an Italy price.
- [EOR, Own Company or Freelancers in Italy](https://italyteams.com/italy-eor-vs-entity.html): Three ways for a Nordic company to have people working in Italy: an Employer of Record, an Italian srl or branch, or freelancers. What each involves.
- [FAQ for Nordic Companies](https://italyteams.com/faq.html): Answers for Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish companies hiring in Italy through an Employer of Record: process, cost, employment rules, equity, benefits and data.
- [For Employees Hired Through ItalyTeams](https://italyteams.com/employees.html): Hired in Italy by a Nordic company through ItalyTeams? Your Italian contract, payslip, INPS, TFR, 13th month, leave, and answers to common questions.
- [Get a Quote](https://italyteams.com/contact.html): Ask for a quote to employ someone in Italy through ItalyTeams. Three short steps, answer within one business day.
- [Hire Design and Sourcing Staff in Italy](https://italyteams.com/hire-fashion-design-italy.html): Product developers, sourcing, quality and showroom staff in Italy for Nordic fashion, furniture and design brands: Textile and Commerce CCNLs, districts, seasonal work and cost.
- [Hire in Bologna, Italy](https://italyteams.com/hire-in-bologna.html): Hiring in Bologna for Nordic companies: packaging machinery, motor brands, data centres, universities, local income tax and practical notes.
- [Hire in Italian Cities](https://italyteams.com/hire-in-italy-cities.html): City guides for Nordic companies hiring in Milan, Rome, Turin, Bologna and Naples: sectors, universities, local income tax and practical notes.
- [Hire in Milan, Italy](https://italyteams.com/hire-in-milan.html): Hiring in Milan for Nordic companies: sectors, universities, local income tax surcharges, take-home pay and practical notes.
- [Hire in Naples, Italy](https://italyteams.com/hire-in-naples.html): Hiring in Naples for Nordic companies: aerospace, shipping, developer talent, universities, local income tax and practical notes.
- [Hire in Rome, Italy](https://italyteams.com/hire-in-rome.html): Hiring in Rome for Nordic companies: sectors, universities, local income tax surcharges, take-home pay and practical notes.
- [Hire in Turin, Italy](https://italyteams.com/hire-in-turin.html): Hiring in Turin for Nordic companies: automotive and aerospace engineering, universities, local income tax surcharges and practical notes.
- [Hire Industrial Engineers in Italy](https://italyteams.com/hire-engineers-manufacturing-italy.html): Field service, automation and supplier quality engineers in Italy for Nordic industrial companies: Metalworking CCNL, districts, travel, safety and cost.
- [Hire Life Sciences Staff in Italy](https://italyteams.com/hire-pharma-life-sciences-italy.html): Clinical research, regulatory, medical affairs and medical sales in Italy for Nordic pharma, biotech and medtech: Chemical-Pharmaceutical CCNL, clusters, compliance and cost.
- [Hire Me in Italy Without an Entity](https://italyteams.com/for-your-employer.html): For a Nordic company that wants to hire a professional living in Italy: how ItalyTeams employs them for you, what it costs, how to start.
- [Hire Sales Staff in Italy](https://italyteams.com/hire-sales-italy.html): A first seller in Italy for a Nordic company: CCNL, commission plans, company cars, regions, and cost.
- [Hire Software Engineers in Italy](https://italyteams.com/hire-software-engineers-italy.html): Hiring developers in Italy for Nordic tech companies: CCNL, roles, where engineers live, remote work in the same time zone, IP and cost.
- [Italian Employment Contracts](https://italyteams.com/italy-employment-contracts.html): Employment contracts in Italy explained for Nordic employers: the CCNL, contract terms, holiday, sick leave, parental leave, public holidays and termination.
- [Italian Salary Components](https://italyteams.com/italy-salary-components.html): From RAL to net pay in Italy: 13th and 14th month, allowances, benefits in kind, INPS and INAIL contributions, income tax and local surcharges.
- [Italy Employment Cost Calculator](https://italyteams.com/calculator.html): The full employer cost of a hire in Italy for Nordic companies: gross salary, INPS, INAIL and TFR under two example collective agreements, monthly invoice plan, and how local taxes change net pay.
- [Italy Net Pay Calculator](https://italyteams.com/net-pay-calculator.html): Take-home pay in Italy in 2026 for Nordic employers making an offer: employee contributions, IRPEF with employment credits, regional and municipal surcharges in Milan, Rome, Turin, Bologna and Naples.
- [Italy Payroll Calendar](https://italyteams.com/italy-payroll-calendar.html): The Italian payroll month for Nordic finance teams: cut-off, pay date, F24 by the 16th, UniEmens, LUL, Certificazione Unica and annual returns.
- [Italy Work Permits](https://italyteams.com/visas.html): Work permits and EU Blue Card for non-EU staff moving to Italy. Nordic and EU/EEA citizens need none. €2,500 per case.
- [Outsourcing Payroll in Italy](https://italyteams.com/italy-payroll-outsourcing.html): Why Nordic companies outsource Italian payroll, the mistakes foreign employers make, reporting to group finance, and what to ask a provider.
- [Partner Programme](https://italyteams.com/partner-program.html): Partner programme for Nordic auditors, accountants, law firms, HR consultants, trade councils and resellers whose clients are building teams in Italy.
- [Partners](https://italyteams.com/partners.html): Partner programme for global EOR and payroll platforms and for Nordic advisors whose clients expand to Italy.
- [Pricing](https://italyteams.com/pricing.html): Employer of Record in Italy at €250 per employee per month, invoiced in SEK, NOK, DKK or EUR. Payroll €55 per payslip. Work permits and EU Blue Card €2,500 per case.

## Articles
- [Moving a non-EU employee from your Nordic office to Italy: the permit process](https://italyteams.com/articles/non-eu-staff-from-nordic-office-to-italy-permit.html): Nordic citizens move freely to Italy. Your non-EU engineers do not. EU Blue Card, quota permits under the 2026–2028 Decreto Flussi, and the steps in order.
- [Unions in Italy for Nordic employers: less negotiation, more agreement](https://italyteams.com/articles/unions-in-italy-vs-nordic-cooperation.html): Nordic companies are used to local union cooperation. In Italy, unions act mainly through national agreements. What a small foreign employer actually meets.
- [Sales staff in Italy and permanent establishment risk for Nordic companies](https://italyteams.com/articles/permanent-establishment-risk-italian-sales-staff.html): An Italian seller can create a taxable presence for your Nordic company. When the risk arises, what reduces it, and how it affects the choice of EOR or entity.
- [When should a Nordic company move from EOR to its own Italian company?](https://italyteams.com/articles/when-to-move-from-eor-to-italian-company.html): The signals that it is time to set up an Italian srl or branch, what the move involves, and how employees transfer without losing seniority.
- [Recruiting Italian developers for a Nordic scale-up](https://italyteams.com/articles/recruit-italian-developers-nordic-scale-ups.html): Why Nordic tech companies hire developers in Italy, where to find them, how to run the process, and what makes them say yes to a foreign employer.
- [Life sciences in Italy for Danish, Swedish and Finnish biotech and medtech](https://italyteams.com/articles/life-sciences-italy-nordic-biotech.html): Where Italy's clinical, regulatory and medical affairs talent is, which roles Nordic life sciences companies hire first, and what to watch for compliance.
- [Bologna and the Packaging Valley: field engineers for Nordic machinery companies](https://italyteams.com/articles/bologna-packaging-valley-nordic-machinery.html): Emilia-Romagna is a centre of packaging, food-processing and automation machinery. How Nordic equipment makers hire service and applications engineers there.
- [Turin for Nordic vehicle and component makers: hiring automotive engineers](https://italyteams.com/articles/turin-automotive-engineers-nordic-vehicle-makers.html): Why Turin suits Swedish and Finnish vehicle, truck and component companies, what talent is there, how local tax works and how to hire without an entity.
- [Making a job offer in Italy that closes: a guide for Nordic hiring managers](https://italyteams.com/articles/job-offer-italy-that-closes-nordic.html): Italian candidates compare RAL, net pay, stability and benefits. How a Nordic company without an Italian office can make an offer that gets signed.
- [Flat hierarchy meets Italian workplace culture: feedback and decisions](https://italyteams.com/articles/nordic-flat-hierarchy-italian-workplace-communication.html): Nordic managers lead by consensus and understatement. Italian colleagues often expect clearer direction and warmer contact. Practical habits for mixed teams.
- [July at home, August in Italy: planning holiday coverage across both calendars](https://italyteams.com/articles/august-in-italy-vs-nordic-july-holiday.html): Nordic offices empty in July, Italian ones in August. How to use the offset, plan public holidays and keep customers covered all summer.
- [Productivity bonuses in Italy: the 1% flat tax Nordic employers should know](https://italyteams.com/articles/productivity-bonus-1-percent-tax-italy.html): 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.
- [Lunch benefit, Italian style: meal vouchers and fringe benefits in 2026](https://italyteams.com/articles/meal-vouchers-fringe-benefits-italy-2026-nordic.html): 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.
- [Reading an Italian payslip (busta paga) as a Nordic manager](https://italyteams.com/articles/italian-payslip-explained-nordic-managers.html): The Italian payslip has more lines than a Swedish lönespecifikation. What each block means, so you can answer your employee and check the invoice.
- [RAL vs månadslön: how Italian candidates talk about salary](https://italyteams.com/articles/ral-annual-salary-vs-monthly-salary.html): 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.
- [Converting your Italian consultant into an employee](https://italyteams.com/articles/convert-italian-freelancer-to-employee.html): 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.
- [EOR, freelancer or Italian subsidiary: three routes for a Nordic company](https://italyteams.com/articles/eor-freelancer-or-italian-subsidiary.html): 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.
- [Fixed-term or permanent in Italy? A decision guide for Nordic employers](https://italyteams.com/articles/fixed-term-vs-permanent-italy-nordic-employers.html): 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.
- [Non-compete clauses in Italy: why a Nordic template will not survive](https://italyteams.com/articles/non-compete-italy-vs-nordic-practice.html): Italian non-competes are valid only if written, paid and limited in time, place and activity. What Nordic employers must change in their standard clause.
- [Remote work in Italy: the written lavoro agile agreement Nordic companies need](https://italyteams.com/articles/remote-work-agreement-italy-lavoro-agile.html): A remote-first Nordic company cannot rely on a policy page in Italy. Lavoro agile needs a written agreement. What it must cover and how to prepare it.
- [Working hours, overtime and disconnection in Italy: a guide for Nordic teams](https://italyteams.com/articles/working-hours-overtime-disconnect-italy-nordic-teams.html): Same time zone, different rules: how Italian working time, overtime and the right to disconnect work, and how a Nordic team can schedule without friction.
- [Sick leave in Italy for Nordic managers: no karensavdrag, a different certificate](https://italyteams.com/articles/sick-pay-sweden-vs-italy-managers.html): In Sweden the employer pays 80% sick pay for 14 days after a qualifying deduction. In Italy the doctor certifies online to INPS. What a manager may ask.
- [Employer contributions: Sweden 31.42%, Norway 14.1%, Italy around 30%](https://italyteams.com/articles/employer-contributions-sweden-norway-vs-italy.html): The same gross salary costs different amounts in Stockholm, Oslo and Milan. How Italian employer and employee contributions and income tax compare with home.
- [The 13th month: why Italian salaries come in more than twelve parts](https://italyteams.com/articles/13th-month-pay-italy-nordic-finance.html): Nordic payroll has twelve salaries a year. Italian payroll has thirteen, sometimes fourteen. What the extra months are and how to keep cash flow flat.
- [Occupational pension at home, INPS and TFR in Italy: the pension layer explained](https://italyteams.com/articles/pension-occupational-vs-inps-and-tfr.html): Nordic employers fund pensions through statutory and agreement-based schemes. In Italy the employer pays 23.81% for the state pension, plus the TFR. How to budget it.
- [Parental leave: from 480 Swedish days to the Italian model](https://italyteams.com/articles/parental-leave-nordic-vs-italy-team-planning.html): Nordic parental leave is long and shared. Italy has a compulsory maternity period, a short paternity leave and optional leave on top. How to plan the team.
- [25 days at home, four weeks in Italy: how Italian holiday really adds up](https://italyteams.com/articles/holiday-25-days-vs-italian-statutory-leave.html): Nordic employees get 25 days of holiday by law. Italian law says four weeks, but collective agreements add hours off. What Nordic HR should plan for.
- [Provanställning vs periodo di prova: probation in Italy for Nordic employers](https://italyteams.com/articles/probation-provanstallning-vs-italian-periodo-di-prova.html): Swedish and Italian probation both run up to six months. The Italian version has stricter form rules and ends without notice. What to set up before day one.
- [LAS vs Italian dismissal rules: what a Swedish employer should expect](https://italyteams.com/articles/las-vs-italian-dismissal-rules.html): Both Sweden and Italy require a valid reason to dismiss. The grounds, the notice and the procedure differ. A practical comparison for Nordic HR teams.
- [Italian CCNL vs Swedish kollektivavtal: same idea, different default](https://italyteams.com/articles/italy-ccnl-vs-swedish-collective-agreements.html): Swedish managers know collective agreements. The Italian CCNL works on a similar logic, with one big difference: it applies from the first hire.

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