Request for a certificate of employment and end-of-job documents (Italy)
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For someone who has left or is leaving a job in Italy and asks the employer for the final documents: the certificate of employment under art. 2124 of the Italian Civil Code, giving the period and the duties, which the employer must issue whatever the reason the job ended; the last payslip and the severance (TFR) statement; the Certificazione Unica tax statement, due within twelve days of the request when the job ends during the year. 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 have left a job in Italy and your former employer has still not sent your last payslip and CU.
- A new employer wants a document proving your previous job and role in Italy.
- You need the CU for your tax return and your previous company has not sent it.
- You want a written request for a certificate of employment and the end-of-job documents.
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
- Period of employment
- Position
Common questions
- Must an employer in Italy issue a certificate of employment?
- Yes. When the job ends, whatever the reason, the employer must issue a certificate giving the period of employment and the duties carried out (art. 2124 of the Italian Civil Code). The certificate contains no assessment of the worker and not the reason the job ended. A reference letter, which assesses the work done, is optional: the employer does not have to write one.
- In Italy, by when must a former employee receive the Certificazione Unica?
- If the job ends during the year, the employer issues the Certificazione Unica within twelve days of the worker's request; otherwise it is delivered by 16 March of the following year. The CU is needed for the tax return, including the pre-filled one, and to prove income received. The letter fixes the date of the request.
- What can be done in Italy if the employer does not hand over the documents?
- After a written reminder, the worker can turn to the territorial labour inspectorate with a request for intervention, on the national labour inspectorate's free form. Contributions paid can be checked free of charge in the personal social-security record on the INPS website, and the Revenue Agency's pre-filled tax return shows the income the employer reported. Patronati and unions help free of charge.
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