Posting Workers to Italy and Intra-Company Transfers
Sending employees to Italy for a project, a service contract, or a transfer within your group? We help employers and workers assess posting obligations, work authorization, visas, and residence permits. Consultations in English, online or in Verona.
Service Overview
A cross-border posting typically involves an overseas employer temporarily assigning employees to Italy to provide services while keeping their employment relationship in place. Italian Legislative Decree 136/2016 governs applicable working conditions and posting obligations.
Immigration requirements must be assessed separately. Depending on the assignment, a non-EU national may need a work authorization, visa, or residence permit. An intra-company transfer (ICT) is one possible immigration route for qualifying assignments within a corporate group.
Who Is This Service For?
We assist foreign employers sending staff to Italy, Italian businesses receiving posted workers, and international groups moving managers, specialists, or trainees to an Italian entity. We also advise individual employees on entry and residence requirements.
Requirements
We review where the employer is established, the employee’s nationality and immigration status, who will receive the services in Italy, and the expected duties and duration. We also check the applicable Italian working conditions, including pay, working time, rest periods, and health and safety.
Documents
For an initial review, gather the employment contract, assignment letter, service agreement or evidence of the corporate relationship, the employee’s passport and any current residence permit. Depending on the case, we also review social security documents such as an A1 certificate.
Application Process
Before the assignment starts, we check whether the employer must file the UNI_DISTACCO_UE notification and which employment records and designated contacts are required. Where this notification applies, it must generally be submitted by midnight on the day before the posting begins.
For eligible service contracts, Article 27(1)(i) of Italy’s Immigration Act may apply. Article 27(1-bis) provides a separate notification procedure in qualifying cases involving an employer established in another EU member state. For eligible intra-company transfers, we assess the ICT route under Article 27-quinquies.
Common Problems and Refusals
An existing residence permit from another country may not cover the proposed work in Italy. Changes to the start date, host entity, or length of the assignment may affect notification or immigration requirements. Longer postings can trigger additional Italian employment protections.
How Our Law Firm Can Help
Beggin Law Firm reviews the assignment, identifies the applicable procedures, and helps employers and employees prepare the supporting documents. Depending on the engagement, we can assist with entry and residence formalities or review options if a procedure is delayed or refused.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the posting notification due?
Where UNI_DISTACCO_UE applies, it is generally due by midnight on the day before the posting starts. Changes must be reported within the applicable deadlines.
What is an A1 certificate?
It identifies the social security legislation that applies to a worker under European coordination rules. The competent institution issues it when the relevant conditions are met.
When does the ICT permit apply?
The ICT route can apply to qualifying temporary transfers of managers, specialists, or trainees from a company outside the EU to an Italian entity in the same group.
Does a non-EU employee need an Italian visa?
It depends on the employer’s location, the employee’s nationality and existing status, and the purpose and duration of the assignment. We assess the entry and residence requirements separately from the posting notice.
Which Italian employment rules apply to posted workers?
The applicable protections can cover pay, working time, rest periods, and health and safety. Additional protections may apply to longer postings.
Book a Consultation
Book an online consultation or an appointment in Verona. Tell us where the employer is based, the employee’s nationality, the purpose of the assignment, and the planned start date and duration.
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