Hiring employees in Italy
If your company is planning or in the process of expanding to Italy, you will need to think about hiring part of your workforce in the country. The logistics of Italy recruitment can be challenging, with a different language to navigate, complex regulations, and more all posing potential issues.
Horizons’ expansion experts can guide you through the Italy recruitment process and provide outsourcing services to take care of your hiring in Italy so you don’t have to. With our help, you’ll be able to find, recruit, and onboard the best talent compliantly and efficiently, even if you don’t have an official subsidiary in Italy.
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Italy hiring guide
Explore some of the key information about Italy recruitment and how to hire the best talent to help with your organization’s expansion to Italy.
How to find and hire employees in Italy
Discrimination and harassment laws in Italy
Italy has extensive laws regulating discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and these extend to the hiring process. For example, no employer can discriminate against candidates based on things like gender, age, social status, ethnicity, and so on. It is vital that you follow these rules or you may risk legal action.
Onboarding staff in Italy
In general, employers in Italy should follow standard best practices when onboarding their employees. The key thing to consider is being as open as possible about expectations and clearly stating all agreed terms in employment contracts. It is also generally a good idea to hire somebody experienced in onboarding Italian employees, such as the Horizons global recruitment consultants.
Compliance for Italy recruitment
Besides the wide-ranging legal protections that all workers have in Italy, there is also an active trade union culture. Many industries and professions have collective bargaining agreements in place that dictate various additional rights for affected workers.
To ensure compliance and avoid disputes, you should always provide a detailed, clearly written, and professionally produced employment contract for all your employees.