Who is an employee?

In Italy, there are four important definitions to be taken into account of when determining who an Employee is.

The first is the definition provided by art. 2094 of the Italian civil code:

«Employment contract. A subordinate employee is a person who binds himself, for a remuneration, to cooperate in the enterprise by contributing his intellectual or manual work, in the employment and under the management of the enterpriser».

The second is the corresponding definition of a self-employment contract, as established by art. 2222 of the civil code:

«Self employment contract. When a person binds himself to perform a piece of work or render a service for compensation, primarily by his own effort and without a relation of subordination with respect to the principal, the provisions of this chapter apply unless the relationship is subject to particular rules in Book IV».