Employer's letter ending employment during the trial period (Italy)
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For an employer in Italy ending a job during the trial period. If the trial clause is valid, that is written before work began and naming the duties, the contract may be ended freely, without notice or compensation (art. 2096 of the Italian Civil Code). The letter states the end date and the final payments. It is not for a dismissal after the trial, which follows the rules on dismissal. Hand it over against a signed receipt, or send it by registered post with proof of receipt. In Italian.
- Made for use in Italy
- Last updated October 14, 2026
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When to use this document
- A new employee at your company in Italy is not working out and you want to end the contract while the trial lasts.
- An employee's trial period ends soon and you have decided not to keep them on.
- You want to tell the new employee in writing that the job is ending and what they will receive at the end.
- You need an employer's letter ending a job during the trial period in Italy.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Employer
- Employer's registered address
- Employer's codice fiscale or partita IVA (Italian tax or VAT number)
- How the letter is sent (printed above the recipient)
- Employee
- Employee's postal address (street and number, postcode and town on separate lines)
- City
- Date
- Date of the contract
- Date of termination
Common questions
- In Italy, can an employer end the contract during the trial period without a reason?
- Yes, if the trial clause is valid: written and signed before work began, naming the duties being tried, within the maximum length. Then either side may end the contract without notice or compensation (art. 2096 of the Italian Civil Code), unless a minimum trial time was agreed. If the clause is void, the termination counts as an ordinary dismissal, under the rules on dismissal; a discriminatory termination is always forbidden.
- In Italy, must a termination during the trial be given in writing?
- Art. 2096 of the Italian Civil Code imposes no form, but a written letter proves the date and the intention to end the contract, and is best handed over against a signed receipt or sent by registered post. After the job ends, the employer sends the compulsory end-of-employment notice online, free of charge, within the time set for compulsory notices.
- In Italy, what is a worker owed if the job ends during the trial?
- Pay earned up to the last day, the accrued thirteenth-month and other extra monthly payments, holiday accrued and not taken, and severance pay (TFR), with the last payslip and the Certificazione Unica. As the loss of the job is not of their choosing, the worker can claim NASpI from INPS if the contribution requirements are met.
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