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Italian paperwork terms, explained

Italian terms stay in Italian here, with a short gloss in English.

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730 tax return for employees
Simplified annual tax return via CAF or precompilata.

A

addizionali local surtaxes
Regional and municipal income surtaxes.
apprendistato apprenticeship
Training contract for young workers.

B

busta paga payslip
Monthly document showing your pay and deductions.

C

CAF tax assistance centre
Helps file 730 and ISEE.
caporalato illegal gang labour
Exploitation through an intermediary.
CCNL national collective labour agreement
Sector agreement setting minimum pay, hours and leave.
cedolino payslip (pay slip)
Another word for busta paga.
codice fiscale tax code
Personal tax identifier.
commercialista accountant
Tax and business accountant.
competenze pay items
The earnings lines of the payslip.
consulente del lavoro labour consultant
Professional who prepares payslips for employers.
contratto employment contract
Written agreement of work terms.
contributi social contributions
Payments to INPS for pension and benefits.
costo azienda employer cost
Total cost of an employee to the employer.
CU annual tax certificate
Certificazione Unica, yearly income statement from the employer.

D

detrazioni tax credits
Amounts that reduce IRPEF (work, dependants).
dimissioni resignation
Termination by the employee.

E

estratto conto contributivo contribution statement
INPS record of contributions paid.

F

ferie paid holidays
Annual paid leave.
fondo pensione pension fund
Complementary pension where TFR can be directed.

I

imponibile fiscale taxable income
Gross minus employee INPS, base for IRPEF.
INAIL workplace insurance institute
Insures accidents and occupational disease.
indennita allowance
Extra pay for specific conditions.
infortunio workplace accident
Injury at work covered by INAIL.
INPS national social security institute
Pays pensions and benefits; receives contributions.
IRPEF personal income tax
Progressive income tax.
Ispettorato del Lavoro labour inspectorate
INL, checks employers and handles complaints.

L

lavoro nero undeclared work
Work without contract or contributions.
licenziamento dismissal
Termination by the employer.
livello job level
Your classification under the CCNL.
lordo gross pay
Pay before contributions and tax.

M

malattia sick leave
Paid absence for illness with a medical certificate.
maxi-sanzione undeclared work fine
Employer fine for undeclared workers, VERIFY.
mensilita monthly payments
Number of pay instalments per year (12, 13 or 14).
minimo tabellare CCNL minimum pay
Base pay set by the CCNL for your level.

N

NASpI unemployment benefit
Benefit for involuntary job loss, requires contributions.
netto net pay
What you receive after deductions.

P

paga base base pay
Basic pay item on the payslip.
part-time part-time
Reduced hours contract.
partita IVA VAT number
Registration for self-employed work.
patronato worker assistance office
Free help with INPS, pensions and permits.
periodo di prova probation period
Initial trial period.
permessi paid leave hours
Hours of paid leave.
permesso di soggiorno residence permit
Document allowing a foreigner to stay.
preavviso notice period
Notice required to end a contract.

Q

qualifica job title
Your role named in the contract.
quattordicesima 14th month pay
Extra payment, usually June or July, where the CCNL provides.

R

RAL gross annual salary
Retribuzione annua lorda, yearly gross pay.
ROL reduction of working hours
Paid leave hours under some CCNL.

S

scatti di anzianita seniority raises
Raises for years of service.
sfruttamento lavorativo labour exploitation
Crime under art. 603-bis c.p.
sindacato trade union
Union offering free payslip checks.
SPID digital identity
Login for INPS and public services.
straordinari overtime
Hours beyond the contract.
superminimo above-CCNL extra
Extra pay agreed above the CCNL minimum.

T

tempo determinato fixed-term contract
Employment with an end date.
tempo indeterminato permanent contract
Open-ended employment.
TFR severance pay
Trattamento di fine rapporto, set aside yearly and paid at job end.
trattamento integrativo integration bonus
Extra amount for some lower incomes, VERIFY eligibility.
trattenute deductions
Amounts taken from your gross pay.
tredicesima 13th month pay
Extra payment, usually in December.

U

UniLav hiring notice
Mandatory notice of hiring sent by the employer.