Proposal to end employment by mutual agreement (Italy)
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For a private-sector employee in Italy proposing to the employer that the job end by mutual agreement, on a date and on the terms asked for. The letter is only the proposal: the agreement takes effect if it is then made, free of charge, through the Ministry of Labour's online procedure or signed in a protected setting such as the labour inspectorate or a union office. After a termination by agreement, NASpI unemployment benefit is due only in special cases. Sent by registered post, PEC or by hand. In Italian.
- Made for use in Italy
- Last updated October 14, 2026
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When to use this document
- You want to leave your job in Italy by agreement with your employer rather than by resigning.
- Your manager has hinted at parting on good terms and you want to propose a date and terms in writing.
- You would like to leave early without working the whole notice period and are looking for an agreement.
- You need a letter proposing to end your Italian employment contract by mutual agreement.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Employee
- Employee's address
- Employee's codice fiscale (Italian tax code)
- How the letter is sent (printed above the recipient)
- Employer
- Employer's postal address (street and number, postcode and town on separate lines)
- City
- Date
- Date of hiring
- Position
- Proposed end date
- Terms proposed (e.g. taking remaining holiday, handing over work)
- Reply requested by (optional)
Common questions
- How is a job ended by mutual agreement in Italy?
- In the private sector a termination by agreement takes effect only when made on the Ministry of Labour's online forms, free of charge, or signed in a protected setting: the territorial labour inspectorate, a union office or a certification board (art. 26 of Italian Legislative Decree 151/2015). This letter proposes the agreement to the employer and sets out the date and the terms. An online termination can also be withdrawn within seven days.
- Is NASpI unemployment benefit due in Italy after a termination by agreement?
- As a rule no, because the job is not lost involuntarily. It is due, however, when the termination is reached in the conciliation procedure of art. 7 of Italian Law 604/1966 before the territorial labour inspectorate, or when it follows a refused transfer more than 50 km from home. Before signing, a patronato can check the case free of charge.
- Can an employer in Italy refuse a proposal to end the job by agreement?
- Yes: a termination by agreement needs both parties' consent, and the employer may refuse it or offer different terms. In that case the job continues; an employee who still wants to leave resigns through the online procedure, giving the notice in the collective agreement. The written proposal records the date and the terms asked for.
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