Germany
The core issue is mapping the Tarifvertrag onto the Italian CCNL: German pay is usually above the Italian minimum, but Italian overtime, night and holiday premiums still apply and are the most common inspection finding.
Read the guide →🌍 Countries of origin · Posting to Italy
Which country are you
posting from to Italy?
The Italian obligations are the same for everyone: prior notification, a contact person in Italy, the minimum pay of the applicable CCNL, document retention, A1. What changes is the starting point — the collective agreement of the country of origin, which pay items count, and local documentary habits. Pick your country below.
Guides by country of origin
Austria
From the Kollektivvertrag to the CCNL: Austrian Sonderzahlungen must be compared with the Italian 13th and 14th month item by item, not as a lump sum.
Read the guide →France
A French SIPSI declaration does not cover Italy — the Italian prior notification is a separate obligation. Indemnités de déplacement do not count towards the Italian minimum, because they reimburse the cost of the posting.
Read the guide →Belgium
Limosa applies to postings into Belgium, not out of it: for Italy the filing is Italian. The link between the commission paritaire and the Italian CCNL must be documented before departure.
Read the guide →Poland
The largest country of origin by volume, frequently through temporary-work agencies: posting rules and transnational agency work rules then apply together, with obligations on the Italian user undertaking as well.
Read the guide →Spain
From the convenio colectivo to the CCNL, with the classic construction issues: subcontracting chains, registration with the provincial Cassa Edile and the DURC.
Read the guide →What does not change, whatever the country of origin
Legislative Decree 136/2016 does not distinguish by nationality of the employer: the obligations are triggered by posting a worker to Italy in the context of a supply of services. In practice:
- Prior notification to the Ministry of Labour (UNI Distacco UE platform) by midnight of the day before the posting starts, with amendments within 5 days.
- Contact person in Italy to receive and send documents, plus a contact for industrial relations where required.
- Equal treatment: working conditions may not be less favourable than those of the CCNL of the sector and territory where the work is performed.
- Document retention for two years after the end of the posting, in Italian or with a translation.
- Joint and several liability of the Italian client — the reason clients ask for proof of compliance before workers are allowed on site.
Then the sector matters, not the company
The applicable CCNL depends on the work actually performed in Italy, not on the sector of the foreign company or on the wording of the contract. That distinction decides Cassa Edile registration, the DURC and site safety duties:
- Posting to Italian construction sites — CCNL Edilizia, Cassa Edile, DURC.
- Posting for industrial assembly and installation — CCNL Metalmeccanico, 2021 Federmeccanica classification.
- All sectors — index of the sector guides.
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My country is not listed — do the obligations change?
No. The Italian obligations apply to any employer established in another EU Member State, in Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and — under its own agreement — in Switzerland. Country guides exist for the countries we get most enquiries from; for the others the analysis is identical and we run it case by case.
I already filed a declaration in my country. Do I still need the Italian one?
Yes. National declarations (SIPSI in France, Limosa in Belgium, ZKO in Austria) cover postings into those countries. A posting to Italy requires the Italian prior notification, which is separate and has its own content: sector, CCNL, place of work, client, contact person in Italy.
Pay in my country is higher than in Italy. Do I still need the pay check?
Yes, and it is not a formality. The comparison is item by item, not on the total: allowances reimbursing the cost of the posting do not count towards the Italian minimum, while Italian premiums and additional monthly payments must be granted. Higher total pay can still be non-compliant on individual items.
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Content reviewed and updated on 2026-08-21 in the light of Legislative Decree 136/2016 and Legislative Decree 19/2024.