Working in Italy - Annual Leave (Holiday, Vacation)

Contents:

Introduction

Moving to Italy
Registration & Residence
Moving Goods
Moving Plants & Animals
Moving Financial Assets
Moving Cars
The Driving Licence
Finding Accommodation
Finding a School

Living in Italy
The System
Taxes & Charges
Shopping
Accommodation
Cultural & Social Life
Educational System
Private Life
Transport
The Health System

Social Security
Coordinating Arrangements
E forms: General Overview
General Organisation
Sickness Insurance
Maternity Insurance
Invalidity Insurance
Old Age Insurance
Life Insurance
Unemployment Benefits
Minimum Income Guarantee

Working in Italy
Recruitment
Applications
Recognition of Qualifications
Conclusion of Contracts
Amendments of Contracts
Remuneration
Working Time
Vocational Training
Annual Leave
Leave: Sickness, Maternity
End of Employment
Employment of Women
Special Categories
Occupational Risks
Sexual Harassment
Representation of Workers
Work Disputes

Annual leave

Under Italian law there are 12 midweek holidays:

New Year's Day;
6 January (Epiphany);
25 April (anniversary of the Liberation);
Easter Monday, 1 May (Labour Day);
2 June (Republic Day);
15 August (Assumption);
1 November (All Saints' Day);
8 December (Immaculate Conception);
25 December (Christmas Day);
26 December (Saint Stephen's Day) and the festival of the local patron saint.

If they do not work on these days, workers receive their normal daily pay. If a public holiday falls on a Sunday (and for some employment contracts also on a Saturday), the day is paid in addition to normal pay. If a worker works on a public holiday, he receives extra remuneration in line with the rules on work on public holidays.