Working in Italy - Annual Leave (Holiday, Vacation)

• New Year's Day; 
• 6 January (Epiphany); 
• 25 April (anniversary of the Liberation); 
• Easter Monday, 1 May (Labour Day); 
• 2 June (Republic Day); 
• 15 August (Assumption); 
• 1 November (All Saints' Day); 
• 8 December (Immaculate Conception); 
• 25 December (Christmas Day); 
• 26 December (Saint Stephen's Day) and the festival of the local patron saint. 

If they do not work on these days, workers receive their normal daily pay. If a public holiday falls on a Sunday (and for some employment contracts also on a Saturday), the day is paid in addition to normal pay. If a worker works on a public holiday, he receives extra remuneration in line with the rules on work on public holidays.

Useful references:

Article 36, Subsection 3 of the Italian Constitution
Article 2109 of the Civil Code
Legislative Decree No 66/2003

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